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

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.

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

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

Going Places

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

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.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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On a guided hike with Hal

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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Go Figure!

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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Highline spur during the winter

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Going Places

PCHS Band, 1950

Park City Museum

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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Test your flexibility!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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Thaynes Headframe

Crossing the Border

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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?

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Museum-Art

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Utah Humanities Council

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

NEH on the Road

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

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

Crossing the Border

In Cahoots

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

National Constitution Center

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

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

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

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Silver King Headframe

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

Book card in the Park City Library

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Way We Worked

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

Test your flexibility!

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

December 28, 2011

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

2018-Ornament

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

The National Archives Experience

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

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