Park City Museum

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National Constitution Center

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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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.

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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.

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Book card in the Park City Library

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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.

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

The National Archives Experience

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Park City Museum

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

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

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

Going Places

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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!

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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.

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

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December 28, 2011

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Raffle

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Thaynes Headframe

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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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.

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.

In Cahoots

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Crossing the Border

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Museum-Art

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

Silver King Headframe

Go Figure!

Utah Humanities Council

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

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

Crossing the Border

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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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?

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

The Way We Worked

NEH on the Road

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

PCHS Band, 1950

2018-Ornament

PCHS Band, 1950

On a guided hike with Hal

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

PCHS Band, 1950

Barn-Postcard

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.

Make your own sock-puppet.

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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.

Test your flexibility!

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Going Places

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Highline spur during the winter

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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