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

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Thaynes Headframe

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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.

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

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

Going Places

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

Raffle

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Crossing the Border

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

December 28, 2011

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

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?

December 28, 2011

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

NEH on the Road

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Early stock options. Click to view more.

2018-Ornament

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.

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Going Places

PCHS Band, 1950

Park City Museum

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

National Constitution Center

Go Figure!

The National Archives Experience

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Highline spur during the winter

Silver King Headframe

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

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Book card in the Park City Library

Silver-to-Snow

The Way We Worked

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

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

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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

In Cahoots

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Raffle

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

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

Utah Humanities Council

Barn-Postcard

pop-jenks-newsletter

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

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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