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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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Silver-to-Snow

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

The Way We Worked

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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?

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Museum-Art

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Go Figure!

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

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

The National Archives Experience

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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Halloween at the Glenwood

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Silver King Headframe

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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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.

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Test your flexibility!

Crossing the Border

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.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

NEH on the Road

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Crossing the Border

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

Barn-Postcard

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

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Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

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

Going Places

Highline spur during the winter

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

• 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.

National Constitution Center

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Going Places

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Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

In Cahoots

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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