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

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

PCHS Band, 1950

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

PCHS Band, 1950

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

Barn-Postcard

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

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

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

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

In Cahoots

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

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

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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.

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.

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

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.

NEH on the Road

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Raffle

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Highline spur during the winter

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

Museum-Art

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Going Places

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Park City Museum

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

Go Figure!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

The National Archives Experience

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

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.

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

December 28, 2011

Test your flexibility!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

2018-Ornament

The Way We Worked

Crossing the Border

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Raffle

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

On a guided hike with Hal

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Test your flexibility!

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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Silver King Headframe

Wheelchair access icon

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Utah Humanities Council

Silver-to-Snow

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

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

Thaynes Headframe

Crossing the Border

National Constitution Center

Going Places

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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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