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