Park City Museum

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Gallery

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

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.

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

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Crossing the Border

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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?

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

Going Places

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

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

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

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

Test your flexibility!

Halloween at the Glenwood

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Test your flexibility!

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Highline spur during the winter

Wheelchair access icon

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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.

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

Barn-Postcard

Park City Museum

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

2018-Ornament

Raffle

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

PCHS Band, 1950

December 28, 2011

Book card in the Park City Library

The Way We Worked

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Thaynes Headframe

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

December 28, 2011

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

Crossing the Border

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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Going Places

NEH on the Road

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.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Go Figure!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

In Cahoots

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Museum-Art

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

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

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

National Constitution Center

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 Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Silver King Headframe

Raffle

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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.

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

The National Archives Experience

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Silver-to-Snow

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

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.

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