Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
On a guided hike with Hal
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Halloween at the Glenwood
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Test your flexibility!
Crossing the Border
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
December 28, 2011
Test your flexibility!
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Going Places
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Going Places
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
PCHS Band, 1950
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
PCHS Band, 1950
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Muckers and Millionaires Case
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
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Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Go Figure!
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.
Utah Humanities Council
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Highline spur during the winter
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
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Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Book card in the Park City Library
Thaynes Headframe
The Way We Worked
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Silver King Headframe
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
December 28, 2011
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
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.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
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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.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
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.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
In Cahoots
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Crossing the Border
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
