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