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