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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Silver King Headframe

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

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

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The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Go Figure!

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Barn-Postcard

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Going Places

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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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.

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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.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Test your flexibility!

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

In Cahoots

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

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

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

Thaynes Headframe

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

NEH on the Road

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Utah Humanities Council

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

December 28, 2011

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

2.10-Invite

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Make your own sock-puppet.

Raffle

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Highline spur during the winter

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

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

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

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Museum-Art

Test your flexibility!

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

The National Archives Experience

December 28, 2011

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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.

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Crossing the Border

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Going Places

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Park City Museum

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Raffle

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

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

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National Constitution Center

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

The Way We Worked

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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

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