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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.

Highline spur during the winter

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

December 28, 2011

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.

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Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

On a guided hike with Hal

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Test your flexibility!

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

In Cahoots

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

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

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

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.

NEH on the Road

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

PCHS Band, 1950

Silver King Headframe

Early stock options. Click to view more.

2018-Ornament

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Barn-Postcard

Thaynes Headframe

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

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

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

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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

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

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Silver-to-Snow

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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.

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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.

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Halloween at the Glenwood

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.

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

December 28, 2011

Crossing the Border

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

Park City Museum

Museum-Art

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

National Constitution Center

Going Places

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

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

The National Archives Experience

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Test your flexibility!

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Raffle

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.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Going Places

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

Go Figure!

Book card in the Park City Library

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Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

The Way We Worked

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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