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