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

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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Test your flexibility!

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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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.

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Make your own sock-puppet.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

The Way We Worked

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

National Constitution Center

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

December 28, 2011

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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

In Cahoots

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

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Utah Humanities Council

Book card in the Park City Library

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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Silver-to-Snow

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

NEH on the Road

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Go Figure!

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.

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

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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.

Highline spur during the winter

The National Archives Experience

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Going Places

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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?

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

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

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

Test your flexibility!

Going Places

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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 Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Crossing the Border

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

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

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The Museum is CLOSED Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 18