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

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

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

PCHS Band, 1950

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

The National Archives Experience

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Test your flexibility!

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Highline spur during the winter

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

Going Places

The Way We Worked

December 28, 2011

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

In Cahoots

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Book card in the Park City Library

National Constitution Center

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Thaynes Headframe

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

Go Figure!

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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.

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

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

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Silver King Headframe

2018-Ornament

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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.

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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Silver-to-Snow

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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?

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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December 28, 2011

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Barn-Postcard

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

PCHS Band, 1950

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

On a guided hike with Hal

Going Places

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

NEH on the Road

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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.

Utah Humanities Council

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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