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