Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Horses and horse-racing. : A useful brochure for all interested in horses and horse-racing
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Rare Books
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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 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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Manuscripts
Approx. 12 items: LAT articles, material prepared by Arcadia Chamber of Commerce (late 1930s), brief notes with information on turf activities, etc. Notable items: two 1938 brochures produced by California Anti-racing Assn., "Who beats the pari-mutuel machine?" and "Turf gambling" ; an Arcadia Chamber of Commerce 1-pp. report, dated 5/10/1939, and addressed to "the Chambers of Commerce of Southern California" containing positive material on horse racing, summarized with the quote - "A canvass of Arcadia business men has been made (revealing) that 95% believe Santa Anita is a benefit to Arcadia and the surrounding community..." ; 2-pp. chronology headed "The Times and Horse-racing," dated 10/25/1976, featuring headlines and quotes from LAT editorials expressing opposition to horse racing, 1932 - 1935 ; related material.
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