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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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Biplane at Tournament Park, Pasadena. 1911-1914
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View of Madame Schumman-Heink standing beside a biplane at Tournament Park. Madame Schumman-Heink is wearing a light dress, a broad-brimmed hat and veil, pearls, gloves, and carrying a small hand bag and is posed near one of the ends of a wing. Four men in work clothes stand around the plane behind her.
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Chariot race at Tournament Park, Pasadena. 1910
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A panoramic view of a chariot race at Tournament Park. Two chariots, pulled by four horses each, make their way down the fenced in track. Spectators are seated in bleachers on the left and are standing along the rail in the center. The infield of the track is busy with people and parked automobiles.
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