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Mel Fletcher Oral History – Audio, copyright Park City Museum

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

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

In Cahoots

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

December 28, 2011

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

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

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

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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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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.

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

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Crossing the Border

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Halloween at the Glenwood

Crossing the Border

2018-Ornament

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Going Places

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Silver King Headframe

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Highline spur during the winter

Going Places

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

The National Archives Experience

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Go Figure!

PCHS Band, 1950

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

December 28, 2011

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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.

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

Thaynes Headframe

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.

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

NEH on the Road

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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The Way We Worked

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Park City Museum

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

National Constitution Center

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

Utah Humanities Council

Test your flexibility!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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