Historic Main Street Walking Tours

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Learn all about Park City’s history while enjoying our beautiful Main Street.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Silver-to-Snow

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.

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

In Cahoots

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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.

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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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From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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

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Crossing the Border

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

On a guided hike with Hal

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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Early stock options. Click to view more.

Going Places

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Museum-Art

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

Silver King Headframe

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

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.

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

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

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Crossing the Border

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

The National Archives Experience

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

PCHS Band, 1950

Stop by 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?

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

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.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Highline spur during the winter

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Book card in the Park City Library

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Thaynes Headframe

The Way We Worked

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

National Constitution Center

Go Figure!

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Test your flexibility!

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

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

December 28, 2011

NEH on the Road

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Going Places

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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