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