Atom Bomb! Here is the full story

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The Atom Bomb, 1945, paper and ink, private collection. Image: E. G. Schempf.

Gallery

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

In Cahoots

The Way We Worked

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

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

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.

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

On a guided hike with Hal

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Crossing the Border

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

NEH on the Road

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Test your flexibility!

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Going Places

Going Places

2018-Ornament

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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.

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

Barn-Postcard

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

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

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

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

National Constitution Center

Wheelchair access icon

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

The 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.

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Make your own sock-puppet.

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Go Figure!

Test your flexibility!

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Utah Humanities Council

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

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

Raffle

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

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

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

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Raffle

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

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

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

December 28, 2011

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

December 28, 2011

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.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Crossing the Border

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The National Archives Experience

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

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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Date October 15, 2008
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