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From Military Bands to Summer Symphonies, Park City’s musical history has always been entertaining.

Gallery

December 28, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NEH on the Road

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

PCHS Band, 1950

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

National Constitution Center

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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Test your flexibility!

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

In Cahoots

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

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

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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The Way We Worked

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Barn-Postcard

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

December 28, 2011

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Crossing the Border

Test your flexibility!

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

Book card in the Park City Library

PCHS Band, 1950

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!

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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

Go Figure!

Going Places

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Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

The National Archives Experience

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Silver-to-Snow

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Make your own sock-puppet.

Going Places

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Halloween at the Glenwood

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

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

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Crossing the Border

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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

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