Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Essex Roadster in front of Warner's Egyptian Theatre at 2316 E. Colorado. A young woman sits in the driver's seat of the automobile, while a young man leans on the driver's side door. The marquee of the theater reads "Crin' Griffith in Saturday's Children". Hart Players in "The Spieler"."
photCL 402 (31890)
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Street view of a group of people sitting and standing around an Essex Coupe in front of Warner's Egyptian Theatre at 2316 East Colorado. The marquee of the theater reads "Phyllis Hayer and Robert Armstrong in "The shady lady"."
photCL 402 (32092)
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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.
photCL 402
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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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Street view of three Essex automobiles parked in front of Pasadena City Hall at 100 North Garfield Avenue. Each of the automobiles is a different color and has a woman dressed in a matching driving outfit standing next to it. "Essex "The Challenger"" is painted on the side of each vehicle as well as a rooster. The middle vehicle also has "$885. Here" painted on the side.
photCL 402 (32093)
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Street view of the Colorado Theatre at 1003 East Colorado. The marquee reads "Charles "Buddy" Rogers in "Someone to love" with Mary Brian. Stage - F & M "Specialty Idea" - Celeste and Mexican Orchestra". Several adults and children stand outside the theater, near the ticket office. Adjacent businesses include the Albert Sheetz Mission Candies and Ice Cream and a Wurlitzer store. Automobiles are parked along the street.
photCL 402 (31478)