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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Gallery

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Test your flexibility!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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Crossing the Border

2018-Ornament

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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.

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

In Cahoots

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

NEH on the Road

PCHS Band, 1950

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Barn-Postcard

December 28, 2011

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Crossing the Border

Park City Museum

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Silver King Headframe

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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

National Constitution Center

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

The Way We Worked

December 28, 2011

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.

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The National Archives Experience

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Go Figure!

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Watchman’s Cabin-Today

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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

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.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Thaynes Headframe

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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.

Highline spur during the winter

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

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.

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

Going Places

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

Going Places

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

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