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