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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Crossing the Border

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

Silver King Headframe

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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.

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

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

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

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In Cahoots

On a guided hike with Hal

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

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PCHS Band, 1950

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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.

NEH on the Road

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.

National Constitution Center

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Test your flexibility!

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

December 28, 2011

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Test your flexibility!

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Going Places

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

Highline spur during the winter

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The Way We Worked

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

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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 National Archives Experience

Going Places

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

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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PCHS Band, 1950

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

December 28, 2011

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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?

Museum-Art

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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Raffle

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Barn-Postcard

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

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

Go Figure!

Utah Humanities Council

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Thaynes Headframe

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Crossing the Border

Book card in the Park City Library

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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