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Learn more in the Hal Compton Research Library.

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Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908 Credit: Summit County Historical Museum

Test your flexibility!

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.

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Book card in the Park City Library

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• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

PCHS Band, 1950

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection

Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.

Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.

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Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

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Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.

View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.

Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Raffle

Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.

Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening

December 28, 2011

Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Halloween at the Glenwood

A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.

Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.

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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Muckers and Millionaires Case

PCHS Band, 1950

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Raffle

John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.

Park City Museum

Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?

Highline spur during the winter

Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Just as in the early days, no one wears an apron to Club, although at a recent FCE convention, there was a program on aprons, and we all wore ours and participated in an apron parade. The styles reminded us of how much has changed for country women, but the apron and its strings still draw the family together, and home life will always be our first and highest priority. ©EllynAnne Geisel

The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.

New Harmonies Park City Local Sponors — PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County

Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.

Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.

Barn-Postcard

Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?

Crossing the Border

Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.

Thaynes Headframe

Going Places

Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.

2018-Ornament

Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

NEH on the Road

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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Go Figure!

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

PCHS Band, 1950

Crossing the Border

Going Places

Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection

401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs

A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.

Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!

The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.

Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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Utah Humanities Council

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

National Constitution Center

Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.

Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.

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.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives

Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.

Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.

Make your own sock-puppet.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

The Way We Worked

The National Archives Experience

Muckers and Millionaires Case

December 28, 2011

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

On a guided hike with Hal

Museum-Art

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Silver King Headframe

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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.

Silver-to-Snow

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.

In Cahoots

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Test your flexibility!

Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.

Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Park City Museum New Harmonies Exhibit — Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould

In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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The Museum is CLOSED during Sundance Film Festival from January 20 through January 30, 2025.