Park City Museum

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

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.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

December 28, 2011

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

Test your flexibility!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Test your flexibility!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

In Cahoots

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Going Places

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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Crossing the Border

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

The National Archives Experience

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

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Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers 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.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Silver King Headframe

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

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

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

Go Figure!

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

On a guided hike with Hal

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Book card in the Park City Library

NEH on the Road

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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Highline spur during the winter

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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.

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

December 28, 2011

Going Places

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Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

National Constitution Center

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

The Way We Worked

PCHS Band, 1950

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.

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

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

Museum-Art

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Raffle

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

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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