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

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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.

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

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

Park-City-Museum-Store

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Highline spur during the winter

Park City Museum

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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National Constitution Center

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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.

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

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

The National Archives Experience

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

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

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

NEH on the Road

Going Places

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

Thaynes Headframe

December 28, 2011

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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

PCHS Band, 1950

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

December 28, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

Test your flexibility!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Go Figure!

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The Way We Worked

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

2018-Ornament

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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.

Raffle

Crossing the Border

Silver King Headframe

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

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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

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.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Barn-Postcard

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Crossing the Border

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Going Places

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

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Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Museum-Art

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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pop-jenks-newsletter

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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.

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

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

In Cahoots

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Silver-to-Snow

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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