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