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