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

Gallery

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

Museum-Art

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

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.

Silver King Headframe

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Test your flexibility!

December 28, 2011

Highline spur during the winter

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?

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

2018-Ornament

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.

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Raffle

On a guided hike with Hal

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.

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Halloween at the Glenwood

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.

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

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Utah Humanities Council

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

pop-jenks-newsletter

PCHS Band, 1950

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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.

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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

Going Places

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

In Cahoots

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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

December 28, 2011

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The National Archives Experience

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

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.

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

Barn-Postcard

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Test your flexibility!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Wheelchair access icon

Thaynes Headframe

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

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

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

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

Going Places

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

The Way We Worked

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

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Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

NEH on the Road

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Park City Museum

Book card in the Park City Library

PCHS Band, 1950

Raffle

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

National Constitution Center

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Silver-to-Snow

Go Figure!

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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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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