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