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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Gallery

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

National Constitution Center

December 28, 2011

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Going Places

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

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

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

On a guided hike with Hal

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Test your flexibility!

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

PCHS Band, 1950

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

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Going Places

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Crossing the Border

The National Archives Experience

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

NEH on the Road

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Book card in the Park City Library

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Raffle

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

2018-Ornament

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Crossing the Border

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.

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

December 28, 2011

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

The Way We Worked

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

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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.

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

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

Go Figure!

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

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

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.

Test your flexibility!

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

In Cahoots

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

Raffle

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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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