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