Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Go Figure!
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Highline spur during the winter
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.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
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.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
PCHS Band, 1950
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
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Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Crossing the Border
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
In Cahoots
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Thaynes Headframe
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.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
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Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Silver King Headframe
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
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.
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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
Book card in the Park City Library
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Test your flexibility!
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Test your flexibility!
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
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
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
December 28, 2011
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
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?
The Way We Worked
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Going Places
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
On a guided hike with Hal
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
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.