Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Book card in the Park City Library
Muckers and Millionaires Case
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
On a guided hike with Hal
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Test your flexibility!
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Halloween at the Glenwood
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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
In Cahoots
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
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.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
PCHS Band, 1950
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
The Way We Worked
Crossing the Border
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
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Going Places
Crossing the Border
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
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Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Utah Humanities Council
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Test your flexibility!
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
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.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Highline spur during the winter
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
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.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
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.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Going Places
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
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.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
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.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
PCHS Band, 1950
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
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.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
PCHS Band, 1950
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Go Figure!
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
December 28, 2011
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
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?
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
