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