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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?

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

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

NEH on the Road

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

The Way We Worked

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

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

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.

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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

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

Crossing the Border

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

The National Archives Experience

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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Early stock options. Click to view more.

Go Figure!

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

December 28, 2011

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

Raffle

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Going Places

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

In Cahoots

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

PCHS Band, 1950

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

National Constitution Center

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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.

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Going Places

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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Crossing the Border

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

Utah Humanities Council

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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Raffle

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

December 28, 2011

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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