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

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Museum-Art

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

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.

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

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

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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.

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

In Cahoots

Utah Humanities Council

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum

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

Test your flexibility!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

NEH on the Road

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

Going Places

Going Places

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Wheelchair access icon

2.10-Invite

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Go Figure!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

On a guided hike with Hal

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Make your own sock-puppet.

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PCHS Band, 1950

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

PCHS Band, 1950

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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

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

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

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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.

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

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

Thaynes Headframe

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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.

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

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

Silver King Headframe

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

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

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Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

December 28, 2011

The Way We Worked

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

National Constitution Center

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

December 28, 2011

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.

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

2018-Ornament

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Highline spur during the winter

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.

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

Test your flexibility!

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

Barn-Postcard

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

The National Archives Experience

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

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

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

Crossing the Border

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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