Atom Bomb! Here is the full story

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The Atom Bomb, 1945, paper and ink, private collection. Image: E. G. Schempf.

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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.

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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.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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.

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

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

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

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

Test your flexibility!

The National Archives Experience

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

National Constitution Center

Go Figure!

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

NEH on the Road

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Highline spur during the winter

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.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

PCHS Band, 1950

December 28, 2011

PCHS Band, 1950

The Way We Worked

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

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

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

Going Places

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

Silver King Headframe

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

Test your flexibility!

Museum-Art

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

In Cahoots

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Utah Humanities Council

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Going Places

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

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

Crossing the Border

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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.

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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PCHS Band, 1950

Silver-to-Snow

December 28, 2011

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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2018-Ornament

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

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

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

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.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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?

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

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From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Crossing the Border

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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.

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

Thaynes Headframe

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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