George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Silver King Headframe
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.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
December 28, 2011
Crossing the Border
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Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
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.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Test your flexibility!
Thaynes Headframe
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Book card in the Park City Library
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
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.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Go Figure!
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
PCHS Band, 1950
Test your flexibility!
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Make your own sock-puppet.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
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.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Way We Worked
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
PCHS Band, 1950
PCHS Band, 1950
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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Halloween at the Glenwood
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould