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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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

Going Places

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

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

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

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Wedding party at 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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

The Way We Worked

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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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!

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

Going Places

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.

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

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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.

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

On a guided hike with Hal

Muckers and Millionaires Case

NEH on the Road

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

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

Go Figure!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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PCHS Band, 1950

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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.

Make your own sock-puppet.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Barn-Postcard

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

The National Archives Experience

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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

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

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

Test your flexibility!

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

PCHS Band, 1950

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Test your flexibility!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

In Cahoots

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

National Constitution Center

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Crossing the Border

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

Image Info

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Camera Nikon COOLSCAN IV ED
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