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