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