Going Places

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This exhibition has been made possible through NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is brought to you by Mid-America Arts Alliance. Going Places was organized by The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages in Stony Brook, New York.

Gallery

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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2018-Ornament

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

December 28, 2011

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

Crossing the Border

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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The Way We Worked

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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.

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

National Constitution Center

Make your own sock-puppet.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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Crossing the Border

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Halloween at the Glenwood

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

December 28, 2011

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

NEH on the Road

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

The National Archives Experience

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Book card in the Park City Library

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

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.

In Cahoots

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

Test your flexibility!

Going Places

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Test your flexibility!

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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.

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Museum-Art

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

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Go Figure!

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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