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Gallery

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

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National Constitution Center

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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PCHS Band, 1950

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

Crossing the Border

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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.

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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?

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Museum-Art

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Going Places

The National Archives Experience

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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.

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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?

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NEH on the Road

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

The Way We Worked

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Halloween at the Glenwood

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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.

Crossing the Border

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

Going Places

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Test your flexibility!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Utah Humanities Council

December 28, 2011

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

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

2018-Ornament

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

Go Figure!

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

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

In Cahoots

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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