Visual Materials
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San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
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.
photCL 402 (40011)
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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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photCL 402, photCL 470, photCL Whitt
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Image of an advertisement by the Western Turf Association for a horse race at Tanforan Park in San Francisco, California. Five horses ranging from brown, white, and black colors are shown racing, with two horses tied in the lead. Background includes a large red covered stadium with bleachers of people watching, as well as people watching from the ground, both on foot and seated in wagons. Bottom of print includes an inset map showing travel routes to Tanforan Park from San Francisco to San Mateo.
priJLC_SPO_002949
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A view of the Pasadena High School commencement ceremony at the Rose Bowl. A large crowd of spectators fills about half of the stadium. There are freestanding white bleachers on the far side which are occupied by the students, and a band is on the field in front of them.
photCL 402 (25042)
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Image of crowds of spectators watching race cars at the finish line of the Santa Monica Road Race in Santa Monica, California, on May 4, 1912. With streetcar tracks, trash, people climbing poles, a sign that reads "Start and Finish" and crowded grandstands visible.
photCL_555_01_1602
