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

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Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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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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.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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Crossing the Border

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros 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

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

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Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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.

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

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

NEH on the Road

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

In Cahoots

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

National Constitution Center

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

The National Archives Experience

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

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Early stock options. Click to view more.

Go Figure!

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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Going Places

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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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.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Crossing the Border

The Way We Worked

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

2018-Ornament

December 28, 2011

Highline spur during the winter

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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Going Places

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

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

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