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