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