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Mel Fletcher Oral History – Audio, copyright Park City Museum

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Highline spur during the winter

Going Places

December 28, 2011

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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.

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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The National Archives Experience

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

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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Crossing the Border

In Cahoots

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

2018-Ornament

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Park City Museum

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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Test your flexibility!

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Utah Humanities Council

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Thaynes Headframe

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

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December 28, 2011

Silver-to-Snow

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

Going Places

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.

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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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.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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.

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

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

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Silver King Headframe

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

NEH on the Road

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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.

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Go Figure!

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

National Constitution Center

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!

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

The Way We Worked

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Barn-Postcard

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

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Museum-Art

Test your flexibility!

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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