Park City Museum

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

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The National Archives Experience

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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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Highline spur during the winter

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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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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.

December 28, 2011

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Going Places

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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Make your own sock-puppet.

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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

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Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Test your flexibility!

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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In Cahoots

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Muckers and Millionaires Case

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

NEH on the Road

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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.

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

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

The Way We Worked

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Crossing the Border

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

PCHS Band, 1950

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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.

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Going Places

Barn-Postcard

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

National Constitution Center

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

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

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

PCHS Band, 1950

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

2018-Ornament

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

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

Thaynes Headframe

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

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

Go Figure!

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

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

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