1956, Braceros, A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field

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Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum

Going Places

John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.

Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.

On a guided hike with Hal

Thaynes Headframe

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Park City Museum

Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!

Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

Highline spur during the winter

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.

Crossing the Border

Crossing the Border

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)

December 28, 2011

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

New Harmonies Park City Local Sponors — PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.

Raffle

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Halloween at the Glenwood

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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

December 28, 2011

View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.

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.

Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening

Park-City-Museum-Store

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.

Utah Humanities Council

2018-Ornament

• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.

NEH on the Road

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Barn-Postcard

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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.

Silver-to-Snow

Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.

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.

Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening

Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

National Constitution Center

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.

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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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Just as in the early days, no one wears an apron to Club, although at a recent FCE convention, there was a program on aprons, and we all wore ours and participated in an apron parade. The styles reminded us of how much has changed for country women, but the apron and its strings still draw the family together, and home life will always be our first and highest priority. ©EllynAnne Geisel

The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.

Silver King Headframe

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Going Places

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection

Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?

Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.

Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection

Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.

Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.

George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

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Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.

401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs

Test your flexibility!

PCHS Band, 1950

2.10-Invite

Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

PCHS Band, 1950

Book card in the Park City Library

In Cahoots

In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Test your flexibility!

The National Archives Experience

Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

PCHS Band, 1950

Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.

Park City Museum New Harmonies Exhibit — Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould

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.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

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Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.

Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.

Museum-Art

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908 Credit: Summit County Historical Museum

Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!

Raffle

Make your own sock-puppet.

Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.

The Way We Worked

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

Go Figure!

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