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