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Mel Fletcher Oral History – Audio, Copyright Park City Museum

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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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.

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

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

NEH on the Road

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Going Places

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Crossing the Border

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.

2018-Ornament

Book card in the Park City Library

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Silver-to-Snow

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

The National Archives Experience

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

December 28, 2011

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Crossing the Border

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

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Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

Going Places

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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.

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

Museum-Art

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

December 28, 2011

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

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

Barn-Postcard

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Test your flexibility!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

The Way We Worked

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

On a guided hike with Hal

In Cahoots

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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Go Figure!

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

National Constitution Center

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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