Park City Museum

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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.

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

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

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.

December 28, 2011

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

NEH on the Road

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

In Cahoots

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Make your own sock-puppet.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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The National Archives Experience

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

December 28, 2011

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

2018-Ornament

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

National Constitution Center

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

PCHS Band, 1950

The Way We Worked

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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.

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Test your flexibility!

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Going Places

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

Going Places

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

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Go Figure!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

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