Alliance Watchman’s Cabin Today

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Gallery

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

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.

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

The National Archives Experience

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

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National Constitution Center

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Going Places

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

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

Crossing the Border

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

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

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 Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

December 28, 2011

Silver-to-Snow

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

Crossing the Border

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

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

Barn-Postcard

Raffle

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

PCHS Band, 1950

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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.

PCHS Band, 1950

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Book card in the Park City Library

Go Figure!

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

Highline spur during the winter

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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.

Raffle

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

The Way We Worked

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

Test your flexibility!

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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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.

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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.

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

Test your flexibility!

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.

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

On a guided hike with Hal

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In Cahoots

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Going Places

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Park City Museum

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

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

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

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

Silver King Headframe

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

NEH on the Road

Thaynes Headframe

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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