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

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December 28, 2011

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Silver-to-Snow

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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.

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Barn-Postcard

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

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

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

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

NEH on the Road

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

PCHS Band, 1950

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Highline spur during the winter

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

The National Archives Experience

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.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Test your flexibility!

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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.

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

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

Going Places

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

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

In Cahoots

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

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Museum-Art

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Crossing the Border

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

National Constitution Center

Go Figure!

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

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

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

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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.

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Going Places

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

The Way We Worked

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

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

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Halloween at the Glenwood

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Crossing the Border

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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