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

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

Crossing the Border

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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The Way We Worked

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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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.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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Highline spur during the winter

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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.

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

National Constitution Center

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Barn-Postcard

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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PCHS Band, 1950

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Going Places

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

In Cahoots

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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.

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

Test your flexibility!

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Silver-to-Snow

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Test your flexibility!

The National Archives Experience

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

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

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

Go Figure!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

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

Going Places

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

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

NEH on the Road

On a guided hike with Hal

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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The Museum is CLOSED Wednesday, January 19 and Thursday, January 20