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
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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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Street view of the Model Cleaners at 2955 East Colorado, with three delivery trucks parked in front. A man in a suit and tie stands on the sidewalk outside the cleaners.
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Street view of Pasadena Motor supplies store at 51 West Colorado. Supplies are on display in windows shaded by awnings. A man in a suit stands in the doorway of the store.
photCL 402 (32849)
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Street view of the building at 341-345 East Colorado. Some of the businesses rin this space are the Colorado Inn Cafe, Whitfords Florists, and a jewelers. Two women stand outside of the cafe and a man stands in the doorway of the florist. Two automobiles are parked on the street in front of the buildings.
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Street view of the Post Office at 281 East Colorado while under construction. A sign outside the door points the way to the temporary entrance. A woman holding a purse stands on the sidewalk, and automobiles are parked on the street.
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A window display at Hertels Department Store at 250 East Colorado. Two mannequins are dressed as young women; one sits on a cart and the other stands next to it. Several pieces of luggage are on the cart, and a sign reads "Dependable luggage goes to college".
photCL 402 (35735)