1956, Braceros, A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field

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NAD-2004-0138.56.07, #NAD-2004.0138.XX.XX., 1956, Braceros, A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field, from 35mm bwn

Gallery

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

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

Barn-Postcard

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Raffle

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Test your flexibility!

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

2.10-Invite

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

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

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Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

2018-Ornament

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Museum-Art

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

Stop by 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.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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.

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

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

The Way We Worked

Going Places

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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?

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

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

The National Archives Experience

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National Constitution Center

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

NEH on the Road

In Cahoots

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Go Figure!

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

December 28, 2011

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

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

Raffle

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

December 28, 2011

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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Going Places

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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