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