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