401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Make your own sock-puppet.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Crossing the Border
Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II was developed by the National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Terasaki Family Foundation, and C. L. Ehn & Ginger Lew.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
PCHS Band, 1950
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
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Silver King Headframe
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Highline spur during the winter
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Crossing the Border
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
December 28, 2011
PCHS Band, 1950
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Halloween at the Glenwood
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
PCHS Band, 1950
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Thaynes Headframe
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
The Way We Worked
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Going Places
Postcard, “Entrance to Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.” c. 1914. 4 x 6 in. Published by the American Art Publishing Co., New York. Private Collection.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Book card in the Park City Library
Utah Humanities Council
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Test your flexibility!
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
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Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
In Cahoots
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Go Figure!
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
On a guided hike with Hal
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
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Jacob A. Riis, “I Scrubs” – Little Katie from the West 52nd Street Industrial School, 1891-1892; reproduction on modern gelatin printing out paper, original 4 x 5 inches; From the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, 90.13.4.132.
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
artist known as “Army,” Organized Crime—Oklahoma City, 1940; 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, ink on paper; Courtesy of University of Central Oklahoma Galleries and Collections.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
