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