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

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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The National Archives Experience

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

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

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

National Constitution Center

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

NEH on the Road

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

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Make your own sock-puppet.

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.

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

Going Places

In Cahoots

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

The Way We Worked

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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

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

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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Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Book card in the Park City Library

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

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 King Headframe

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

Going Places

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Utah Humanities Council

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Thaynes Headframe

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Park City Museum

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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.

Crossing the Border

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Highline spur during the winter

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

Go Figure!

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

Crossing the Border

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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

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

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Test your flexibility!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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