Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
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.
photCL 402
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A street view of Pasadena Hardware at 121 East Union, the northwest corner of Union and North Broadway. Other shops and offices shown include the Builders Exchange, Merchants Association, E.P. Melvin music store, and a gas furnaces store.
photCL 402 (28615)
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Street view of North Lake Avenue, looking north from about Topeka Street. Farther down the street, on the left, the Westminster Presbyterian Church is under construction. The San Gabriel Mountains are visible in the background. There is some damage to the top of the negative.
photCL 402 (30433)
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The interior of A.C. Vromans bookstore at 329 East Colorado. Books are displayed on counters and shelves accessible by a sliding ladder on the left side of the room, while pens are displayed in a glass case and other stationery goods are on shelves and tables on the right side.
photCL 402 (35531)
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The interior of A.C. Vromans bookstore at 329 East Colorado. Journals and other stationery goods are on shelves and tables in the foreground and on the right side, while books are displayed on counters and shelves accessible by a sliding ladder on the left side of the room.
photCL 402 (35532)
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Street view of North Lake Avenue, looking north from above Topeka Street. Just down the street, on the left, the Westminster Presbyterian Church is under construction. There is a large board sign with the painted words "Westminster Presbyterian Church". The San Bernardino Mountains are visible in the background. There is sever deterioration top of the negative.
photCL 402 (30434)