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