Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
PCHS Band, 1950
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Going Places
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
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The Way We Worked
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
December 28, 2011
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy 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?
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Test your flexibility!
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
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.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Make your own sock-puppet.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Test your flexibility!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
In Cahoots
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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Highline spur during the winter
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Utah Humanities Council
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
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A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Crossing the Border
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
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.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
On a guided hike with Hal
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
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.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
December 28, 2011
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
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.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
PCHS Band, 1950
Book card in the Park City Library
Crossing the Border
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
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The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Going Places
Go Figure!
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
