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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Bird's eye views of society
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Visual Materials
The B.D. Jackson Collection of Negatives and Photographs consists of 804 4 x 5 in. and 8 x 10 in. glass plate negatives, 1782 film negatives (including stereo negatives), 2302 black and white photographs (including stereos, postcards, and photograph albums), and related manuscript and ephemeral materials, 1903-1950s (bulk 1920s-1930s), that provide a visual history of the growth of many of the San Gabriel Valley's suburban communities, a survey of many of California's (and the western United States') notable landscapes, and an overview of Jackson's career as a landscape and scenic view photographer.
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A panoramic bird's-eye view of an unidentified town. There are hills in the background in the center and right, and mountains on the left.
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Untitled photograph of a painting. No old shelf mark. Attached verso label "Misc. Uncat. photograph Cleveland - California photograph of relief map. Ord'rd of Huey Co. 10-23-46, 2 items rec. by RGC, cost $3.50." Folder contains negative as well. Prime meridian: GM. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Photograph. Verso Text: see general notes.
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Image of an aerial cityscape view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the Schuylkill River in the foreground, and the Delaware River in the background.
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Image of an elevated landscape view looking southwest and showing the harbor and city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with ships in the Delaware River in the foreground.
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The Harold A. Parker Studio Collection of Negatives consists of 5157 glass plate negatives, film negatives, and panoramic negatives, 1889-1949, that depict commercial, residential and landscape sites in and around Pasadena and Southern California. The images provide a look at the commercial, residential and social development of Pasadena and surrounding areas during the early years of the twentieth century. The collection is especially rich in images of residential architecture in Pasadena, Altadena, and San Marino; images of Lake Tahoe; depictions of, and activities at, the Raymond, Maryland, and Huntington Hotels in Pasadena; and the commercial, social and cultural landscapes of Pasadena. The collection also provides, through its breadth and depth of subject matter, an example of the career activities of a commercial photographer in Southern California in the early years of the twentieth century.
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