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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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

NEH on the Road

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

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

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

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.

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

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Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

PCHS Band, 1950

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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.

December 28, 2011

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

National Constitution Center

Utah Humanities Council

Park City Museum

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

Book card in the Park City Library

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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Museum-Art

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Test your flexibility!

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Going Places

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Test your flexibility!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Crossing the Border

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

The Way We Worked

Crossing the Border

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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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.

Go Figure!

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

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Going Places

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

The National Archives Experience

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Highline spur during the winter

In Cahoots

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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