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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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.

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

Going Places

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

On a guided hike with Hal

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Utah Humanities Council

Test your flexibility!

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

Go Figure!

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

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

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

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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

Going Places

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Way We Worked

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.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

NEH on the Road

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Barn-Postcard

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

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

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

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

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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.

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

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The National Archives Experience

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

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.

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

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

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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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Silver-to-Snow

In Cahoots

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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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!

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

Highline spur during the winter

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Museum-Art

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.

PCHS Band, 1950

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Crossing the Border

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

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From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

National Constitution Center

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