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