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