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