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