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