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