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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Gallery

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.
National Endowment for the Humanities
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
pop-jenks-newsletter
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.
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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.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
PCHS Band, 1950
Smithsonian Institution Logo
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!
Raffle
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.
Raffle
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.
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!
2018-Ornament
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.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Utah Humanities Council
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
December 28, 2011
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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.
National Endowment for the Humanities
FRIENDS OF SKI MOUNTAIN LOGO
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Smithsonian logo
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
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
December 28, 2011
Thaynes Headframe
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

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  • Date November 1, 2011
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