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Mel Fletcher Oral History – Audio, copyright Park City Museum

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From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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.

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Make your own sock-puppet.

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Test your flexibility!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Go Figure!

December 28, 2011

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Utah Humanities Council

Going Places

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

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.

Crossing the Border

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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.

NEH on the Road

The National Archives Experience

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Park City Museum

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Crossing the Border

Thaynes Headframe

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

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

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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.

The Way We Worked

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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

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

Barn-Postcard

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

In Cahoots

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

2018-Ornament

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

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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Going Places

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

December 28, 2011

Raffle

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

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Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Wedding party at 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.

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Highline spur during the winter

National Constitution Center

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Test your flexibility!

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.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Museum-Art

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

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Silver King Headframe

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Raffle

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

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

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