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