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