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

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

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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On a guided hike with Hal

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

The National Archives Experience

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

Go Figure!

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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.

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Crossing the Border

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

The Way We Worked

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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.

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

Museum-Art

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Muckers and Millionaires Case

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Utah Humanities Council

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

NEH on the Road

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

Barn-Postcard

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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.

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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.

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

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

Silver King Headframe

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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.

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

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Test your flexibility!

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Going Places

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

National Constitution Center

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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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

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

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

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

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

In Cahoots

Crossing the Border

PCHS Band, 1950

Highline spur during the winter

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

2018-Ornament

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

Going Places

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Thaynes Headframe

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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