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20104019crop – Ella & Shorty Sorensen

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Gallery

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament
In Cahoots
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Silver-to-Snow
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
December 28, 2011
Smithsonian logo
NEH on the Road
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.
Going Places
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.
Going Places
Barn-Postcard
Crossing the Border
Highline spur during the winter
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
2018-Ornament
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
New Harmonies Park City Local Sponors
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Raffle
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
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.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
PCHS Band, 1950
Museum-Art
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
PCHS Band, 1950
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
FRIENDS OF SKI MOUNTAIN LOGO
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
The National Archives Experience
Halloween at the Glenwood
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
pop-jenks-newsletter
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Raffle
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Park City Museum
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Park City Museum New Harmonies Exhibit
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Utah Humanities Ideas In Action
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
The Way We Worked
Utah Humanities Council
Utah Humanities Council
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.
Test your flexibility!
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908 Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
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Park-City-Museum-Store
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
National Endowment for the Humanities
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
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!
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Smithsonian Institution Logo
Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.
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Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Go Figure!
Thaynes Headframe
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
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Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Test your flexibility!
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Make your own sock-puppet.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
On a guided hike with Hal
National Constitution Center
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
2.10-Invite
PCHS Band, 1950
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
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Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
December 28, 2011
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
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Silver King Headframe
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
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.
Crossing the Border
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Book card in the Park City Library
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

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