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