Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Halloween at the Glenwood
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
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.
Highline spur during the winter
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
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.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Test your flexibility!
Utah Humanities Council
The Way We Worked
Book card in the Park City Library
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
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.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Test your flexibility!
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.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Crossing the Border
December 28, 2011
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Go Figure!
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Early stock options. Click to view more.
In Cahoots
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
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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.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Make your own sock-puppet.
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Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
PCHS Band, 1950
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
PCHS Band, 1950
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
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
