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