The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
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.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
December 28, 2011
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.
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Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Utah Humanities Council
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
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.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Thaynes Headframe
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Going Places
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Muckers and Millionaires Case
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
PCHS Band, 1950
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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Wedding party at the Utah Central 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?
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
In Cahoots
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Book card in the Park City Library
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Halloween at the Glenwood
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
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.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Test your flexibility!
Silver King Headframe
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
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.
Highline spur during the winter
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
December 28, 2011
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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
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!
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
PCHS Band, 1950
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Going Places
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
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.
On a guided hike with Hal
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.
Crossing the Border
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Early stock options. Click to view more.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
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Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
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Go Figure!
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Test your flexibility!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
