Park City Museum

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Park City Museum

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

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

Test your flexibility!

National Constitution Center

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

Going Places

pop-jenks-newsletter

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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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.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

NEH on the Road

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

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

Go Figure!

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

Going Places

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Silver-to-Snow

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Utah Humanities Council

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

On a guided hike with Hal

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

Crossing the Border

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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

Highline spur during the winter

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

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

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

PCHS Band, 1950

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Book card in the Park City Library

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

The Way We Worked

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

In Cahoots

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

December 28, 2011

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Museum-Art

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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.

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

2018-Ornament

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.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

The National Archives Experience

Test your flexibility!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Raffle

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

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

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

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Thaynes Headframe

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

December 28, 2011

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

Silver King Headframe

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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