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Gallery

The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Museum-Art
Test your flexibility!
Utah Humanities Ideas In Action
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Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Park-City-Museum-Store
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
December 28, 2011
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.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
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2018-Ornament
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
On a guided hike with Hal
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Halloween at the Glenwood
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
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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
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Park City Museum
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Crossing the Border
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
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Crossing the Border
Silver-to-Snow
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
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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George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Test your flexibility!
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John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
PCHS Band, 1950
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Make your own sock-puppet.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
The Way We Worked
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
National Constitution Center
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Highline spur during the winter
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
PCHS Band, 1950
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
New Harmonies Park City Local Sponors
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
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Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
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
Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament
Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Silver King Headframe
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Going Places
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
National Endowment for the Humanities
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
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.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
The National Archives Experience
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
In Cahoots
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
National Endowment for the Humanities
Smithsonian Institution Logo
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908 Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Barn-Postcard
Thaynes Headframe
Going Places
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
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PCHS Band, 1950
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
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.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Go Figure!
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
NEH on the Road
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Park City Museum New Harmonies Exhibit
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Utah Humanities Council
Utah Humanities Council
Book card in the Park City Library
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
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.
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
December 28, 2011
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
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.
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.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
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Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.

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