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