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Learn more in the Hal Compton Research Library.

Gallery

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.

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Silver-to-Snow

• 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.

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

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Going Places

National Constitution Center

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

The National Archives Experience

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Book card in the Park City Library

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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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.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Go Figure!

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

NEH on the Road

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.

Going Places

Museum-Art

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

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.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

Crossing the Border

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

December 28, 2011

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Barn-Postcard

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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.

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

The Way We Worked

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

In Cahoots

Highline spur during the winter

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2018-Ornament

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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

Park City Museum

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Crossing the Border

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

December 28, 2011

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

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

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