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