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