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