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