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