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