• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Book card in the Park City Library
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
PCHS Band, 1950
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
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PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Thaynes Headframe
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
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.
Test your flexibility!
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
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.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
On a guided hike with Hal
Halloween at the Glenwood
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Test your flexibility!
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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Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
The Way We Worked
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
December 28, 2011
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Utah Humanities Council
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
December 28, 2011
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
PCHS Band, 1950
Going Places
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.
PCHS Band, 1950
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
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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.
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.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
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.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Go Figure!
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Silver King Headframe
Highline spur during the winter
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
In Cahoots
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Crossing the Border
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.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Crossing the Border
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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.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
