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

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

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

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

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

Raffle

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

National Constitution Center

PCHS Band, 1950

Barn-Postcard

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

The National Archives Experience

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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.

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.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Going Places

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

December 28, 2011

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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.

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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Utah Humanities Council

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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Highline spur during the winter

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

Test your flexibility!

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Silver King Headframe

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

2018-Ornament

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Book card in the Park City Library

Halloween at the Glenwood

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Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Going Places

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Crossing the Border

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Park City Museum members at the Annual 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

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

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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.

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

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

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

The Way We Worked

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

Crossing the Border

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.

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

NEH on the Road

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

In Cahoots

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

Thaynes Headframe

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Go Figure!

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

Muckers and Millionaires Case

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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