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