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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.

Test your flexibility!

Barn-Postcard

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

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.

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Halloween at the Glenwood

Highline spur during the winter

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

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

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

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

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

In Cahoots

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

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

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Thaynes Headframe

National Constitution Center

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

The Way We Worked

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

The National Archives Experience

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

PCHS Band, 1950

Going Places

Utah Humanities Council

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Silver-to-Snow

Make your own sock-puppet.

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Silver King Headframe

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

NEH on the Road

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

December 28, 2011

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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

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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?

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

Going Places

Museum-Art

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Test your flexibility!

Park City Museum

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

PCHS Band, 1950

Go Figure!

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

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.

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

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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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.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

Crossing the Border

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.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

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

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

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Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

PCHS Band, 1950

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Book card in the Park City Library

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

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 members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Crossing the Border

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