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