Park City Museum

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The National Archives Experience

NEH on the Road

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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.

December 28, 2011

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

The Way We Worked

Test your flexibility!

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Going Places

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Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

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

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PCHS Band, 1950

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Crossing the Border

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

In Cahoots

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

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

Going Places

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

National Constitution Center

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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.

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Go Figure!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

December 28, 2011

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Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Test your flexibility!

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

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