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Mel Fletcher Oral History – Audio, copyright Park City Museum.

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

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

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

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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 members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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.

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

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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Go Figure!

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Raffle

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

December 28, 2011

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Test your flexibility!

Going Places

2018-Ornament

In Cahoots

Crossing the Border

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Barn-Postcard

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.

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

December 28, 2011

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

On a guided hike with Hal

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

The National Archives Experience

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

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

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

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Test your flexibility!

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.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Book card in the Park City Library

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Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Halloween at the Glenwood

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

The Way We Worked

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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.

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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

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

Museum-Art

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Raffle

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

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

NEH on the Road

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

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

Going Places

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Utah Humanities Council

National Constitution Center

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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