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The Park City Military Band was a staple in parades and at concerts on Main Street.

Gallery

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Highline spur during the winter

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

Silver King Headframe

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

In Cahoots

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Park City Museum

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

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

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

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

2018-Ornament

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Harmonies Park City Local Sponors — 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

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Make your own sock-puppet.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.

Museum-Art

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

National Constitution Center

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

December 28, 2011

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.

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Go Figure!

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Raffle

Test your flexibility!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Muckers and Millionaires Case

NEH on the Road

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

Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

The Way We Worked

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

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Utah Humanities Council

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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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.

December 28, 2011

Going Places

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

The National Archives Experience

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

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

Barn-Postcard

Thaynes Headframe

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Going Places

Test your flexibility!

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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.

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