Mexican Bracero workers crossing the border to the U.S.

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NAD-2004-0138.02.30, images depicting living conditions of the Mexican Bracero workers, documentation of life in Mexico, mens’ experiences of crossing the border, and work and life in the U. S., from 35mm bwn

Gallery

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

The Way We Worked

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

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

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Silver King Headframe

Going Places

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

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

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Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

In Cahoots

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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December 28, 2011

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Halloween at the Glenwood

Utah Humanities Council

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.

The National Archives Experience

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Museum-Art

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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.

Crossing the Border

Test your flexibility!

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

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

2018-Ornament

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

Go Figure!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Going Places

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Thaynes Headframe

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?

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

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

Book card in the Park City Library

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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National Constitution Center

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Highline spur during the winter

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

NEH on the Road

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Make your own sock-puppet.

Silver-to-Snow

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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.

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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