Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Halloween at the Glenwood
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Highline spur during the winter
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Thaynes Headframe
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
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.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
The Way We Worked
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Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
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.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Crossing the Border
Utah Humanities Council
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
December 28, 2011
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Going Places
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
PCHS Band, 1950
On a guided hike with Hal
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Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Going Places
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
December 28, 2011
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
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.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
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.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
PCHS Band, 1950
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
PCHS Band, 1950
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Test your flexibility!
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Test your flexibility!
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
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.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Book card in the Park City Library
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Crossing the Border
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
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.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
In Cahoots
Silver King Headframe
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
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.
Go Figure!
Make your own sock-puppet.
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Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
