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