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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

National Constitution Center

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Crossing the Border

2018-Ornament

Raffle

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

The Way We Worked

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Silver-to-Snow

December 28, 2011

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

December 28, 2011

Test your flexibility!

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

The National Archives Experience

Museum-Art

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Going Places

Crossing the Border

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Raffle

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

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In Cahoots

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Going Places

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Go Figure!

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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.

Highline spur during the winter

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

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

Park City Museum

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Thaynes Headframe

NEH on the Road

Silver King Headframe

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

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

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

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