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