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