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.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Going Places
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Test your flexibility!
PCHS Band, 1950
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Highline spur during the winter
Wheelchair access icon
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.
PCHS Band, 1950
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
PCHS Band, 1950
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
December 28, 2011
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Book card in the Park City Library
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
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.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Going Places
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
Make your own sock-puppet.
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.
Utah Humanities Council
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
On a guided hike with Hal
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Halloween at the Glenwood
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Wedding party at 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?
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Thaynes Headframe
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Crossing the Border
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Test your flexibility!
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Go Figure!
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Crossing the Border
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Silver King Headframe
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
December 28, 2011
The Way We Worked
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
In Cahoots
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
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
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.
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
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Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
The 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.
