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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NEH on the Road

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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.

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

Silver-to-Snow

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

On a guided hike with Hal

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Highline spur during the winter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Test your flexibility!

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

National Constitution Center

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Museum-Art

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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PCHS Band, 1950

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

Utah Humanities Council

Barn-Postcard

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Go Figure!

Test your flexibility!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

December 28, 2011

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

2018-Ornament

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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.

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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.

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

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

December 28, 2011

Muckers and Millionaires Case

The National Archives Experience

Park City Museum

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

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

In Cahoots

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

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.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Crossing the Border

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

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Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

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

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

The Way We Worked

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

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The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Going Places

Going Places

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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