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