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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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.

PCHS Band, 1950

Going Places

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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PCHS Band, 1950

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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.

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

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Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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December 28, 2011

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Crossing the Border

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

PCHS Band, 1950

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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.

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

Book card in the Park City Library

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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

In Cahoots

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

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

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

Crossing the Border

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

National Constitution Center

Raffle

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

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

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

The Way We Worked

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

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

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

Go Figure!

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

NEH on the Road

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Highline spur during the winter

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Test your flexibility!

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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.

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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.

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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.

Going Places

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

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

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

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

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

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.

On a guided hike with Hal

December 28, 2011

The National Archives Experience

Museum-Art

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

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