Atom Bomb! Here is the full story

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

Gallery

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

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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

Crossing the Border

The National Archives Experience

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Going Places

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

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

Going Places

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Go Figure!

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

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

PCHS Band, 1950

National Constitution Center

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

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

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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Museum-Art

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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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

In Cahoots

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Park City Museum

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

NEH on the Road

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

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

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

Highline spur during the winter

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

Test your flexibility!

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

December 28, 2011

The Way We Worked

Thaynes Headframe

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.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

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

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Silver King Headframe

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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