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

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

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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Museum-Art

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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Halloween at the Glenwood

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

On a guided hike with Hal

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

Crossing the Border

Highline spur during the winter

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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Test your flexibility!

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

National Constitution Center

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

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Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Going Places

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

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

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Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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In Cahoots

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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.

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Test your flexibility!

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

Silver-to-Snow

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

The National Archives Experience

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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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Going Places

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

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.

The Way We Worked

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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.

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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.

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

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

Go Figure!

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

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

December 28, 2011

Crossing the Border

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

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