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
Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material consists of 57,893 black-and-white negatives, color transparencies, black-and-white prints, and color prints; 39 presentation albums; and 17 boxes of office records, 1930-1974. Created primarily by Maynard Parker, the archive documents the residential and non-residential work of architects, interior designers, landscape architects, artists, builders, real estate developers, and clients associated with these fields, foremost among them the magazine House Beautiful. Also included in the collection are photographs taken by other individuals, such as architect Cliff May and Parker's assistant, Charles Yerkes.
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Images of garden and pool-side storage sheds, a hammock, and raised planting beds.
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Primarily images of a large residential garden, including an outdoor pavilion with a fireplace, a swimming pool, and a small octagon–shaped guest house, play house, or summerhouse. Interior images are of small oddly shaped bedrooms and sitting rooms, possibly in the octagon house.
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Images of residential landscaping including a swimming pool and pool–side pavilion, and a dock yard with large, elaborate dog house.
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House interiors and exteriors; views of stables, pool, and landscaping; views of outdoor entertaining; many images include unidentified individuals.
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Interiors and exteriors of a hilltop residence. Includes cabana that serves as guest cottage and pool pavilion.
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