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Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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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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Street view of Gilmore Gasoline "Pleasant Service Station" and Miller Tires at 621 North Fair Oaks. Three automobiles are parked around the service station, and numerous signs advertise parts and maintenance.
photCL 402 (29555)
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A panoramic view of the Mesa Vernon Market located at 4342 Crenshaw in Los Angeles. In addition to selling fruits, vegetables, meats, and groceries, the market includes a delicatessen, pharmacy, and fountain cafe. There are numerous automobiles parked in the lot outside the market, as well as on the adjacent streets. The open area on the far right is Leimert Park. Writing in white at bottom of image reads "Photo by - C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 10-21-33. 1572 W. Pico Blvd. LA".
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Street view of the Slavin Building at 14 North Fair Oaks. Businesses in the ground level of this five-story building include a shoe repairing and shoe shining parlor, Hart's Men's Furnishings, and W.L. Douglas Shoes. Windows on the upper levels have signs with the business's name. There is a Route 66 sign at the corner with distances to other Southern California cities and towns. The sidewalks are busy with pedestrians and two automobiles are parked on the left.
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Street view of the four-story Dodsworth Building at 1 South Fair Oaks, on the southwest corner of Colorado and Fair Oaks. The retail space on the corner is occupied by Columbia Outfitting Co. Cars are parked on the streets, and a complicated web of cables for the streetcars is overhead.
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Intersection of East Colorado and Fair Oaks looking East. Numerous cars and pedestrians crowd the streets. There is construction on one corner, and there is a complicated network of cables overhead for the streetcars.
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