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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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.

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.

PCHS Band, 1950

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Going Places

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Crossing the Border

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The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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.

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Thaynes Headframe

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.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

The Way We Worked

In Cahoots

Wheelchair access icon

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Silver King Headframe

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

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

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.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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

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

National Constitution Center

Early stock options. Click to view more.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Museum-Art

Park City Museum

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

2018-Ornament

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

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!

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

The National Archives Experience

Barn-Postcard

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

Crossing the Border

NEH on the Road

Test your flexibility!

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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

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

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

Going Places

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

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

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

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

On a guided hike with Hal

Go Figure!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Test your flexibility!

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

Highline spur during the winter

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

December 28, 2011

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.

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