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