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