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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Crossing the Border

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Park City Museum

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Go Figure!

Going Places

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

2018-Ornament

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

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

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.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

Raffle

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

December 28, 2011

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

NEH on the Road

Going Places

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

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Make your own sock-puppet.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

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.

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.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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.

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

National Constitution Center

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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On a guided hike with Hal

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

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In Cahoots

Highline spur during the winter

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

Raffle

The Way We Worked

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

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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Utah Humanities Council

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Test your flexibility!

Museum-Art

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.

Crossing the Border

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

PCHS Band, 1950

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Thaynes Headframe

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

December 28, 2011

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

Silver King Headframe

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

The National Archives Experience

Barn-Postcard

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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