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.

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Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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

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

In Cahoots

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Crossing the Border

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

2018-Ornament

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Going Places

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

National Constitution Center

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

PCHS Band, 1950

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.

Test your flexibility!

The National Archives Experience

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

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

NEH on the Road

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

On a guided hike with Hal

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.

Go Figure!

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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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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.

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

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Way We Worked

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

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

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

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

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Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Crossing the Border

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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