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