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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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.

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

NEH on the Road

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

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

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Museum-Art

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

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

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.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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Book card in the Park City Library

National Constitution Center

Park City Museum

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

The Way We Worked

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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.

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

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Test your flexibility!

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Go Figure!

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

The National Archives Experience

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

Going Places

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

Raffle

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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.

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

Going Places

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

In Cahoots

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

Crossing the Border

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Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

PCHS Band, 1950

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Test your flexibility!

Halloween at the Glenwood

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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.

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Highline spur during the winter

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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.

Raffle

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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