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

Gallery

December 28, 2011

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

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Highline spur during the winter

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

National Constitution Center

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Test your flexibility!

Utah Humanities Council

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

Going Places

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

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

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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.

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.

2018-Ornament

PCHS Band, 1950

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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Thaynes Headframe

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

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NEH on the Road

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

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.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Crossing the Border

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

In Cahoots

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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Test your flexibility!

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

PCHS Band, 1950

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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!

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

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

The National Archives Experience

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

The Way We Worked

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

Silver-to-Snow

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

PCHS Band, 1950

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Going Places

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

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Museum-Art

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

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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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Barn-Postcard

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

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

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

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

December 28, 2011

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Go Figure!

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

Silver King Headframe

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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