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