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