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