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Halloween at the Glenwood

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

Barn-Postcard

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

December 28, 2011

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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.

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

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

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 building on Main Street

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

December 28, 2011

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

Crossing the Border

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Test your flexibility!

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

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

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

National Constitution Center

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

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.

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

Going Places

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Silver-to-Snow

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

Going Places

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

In Cahoots

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

The Way We Worked

Book card in the Park City Library

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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

The National Archives Experience

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Museum-Art

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

NEH on the Road

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

Highline spur during the winter

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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.

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

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