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