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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Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Halloween at the Glenwood

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NEH on the Road

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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.

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Barn-Postcard

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

National Constitution Center

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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.

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Highline spur during the winter

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Go Figure!

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Test your flexibility!

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Make your own sock-puppet.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

Museum-Art

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

Going Places

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

Test your flexibility!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

December 28, 2011

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.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

The National Archives Experience

The Way We Worked

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

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.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

PCHS Band, 1950

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On a guided hike with Hal

Going Places

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

In Cahoots

2018-Ornament

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