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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

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PCHS Band, 1950

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

December 28, 2011

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

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

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.

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

The National Archives Experience

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

On a guided hike with Hal

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Going Places

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

Silver King Headframe

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

In Cahoots

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Crossing the Border

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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

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

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.

Crossing the Border

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

Go Figure!

Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in 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.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

NEH on the Road

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

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

Going Places

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

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

Highline spur during the winter

Halloween at the Glenwood

Book card in the Park City Library

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Silver-to-Snow

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.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

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

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

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.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Museum-Art

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Thaynes Headframe

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

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!

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

Test your flexibility!

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Test your flexibility!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

The Way We Worked

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

PCHS Band, 1950

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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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Utah Humanities Council

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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