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  • Pace Setter House of 1961 [Halff, Hugh, residence]

    Pace Setter House of 1961 [Halff, Hugh, residence]

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    Interior and exterior views of a large house including the semi–enclosed patio or garden room. Also includes images of innovative design elements like the sliding roof, centralized light switches and climate control elements. Also includes decorative details such as the embroidery work of Martha Mood and pewter hardware by Ernst Auerbach.

    photCL MLP 1805

  • [Set-up at 1949 Pace Setter House]

    [Set-up at 1949 Pace Setter House]

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    Informal shots of House Beautiful staff rolling out fake "snow" on the front steps and roof of the Pace Setter house. Includes exterior shots of the house. Joe Howland is seen in some images--at center of (002) and on roof in (004), (005).

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    Pewter "how to" series, Taos, NM

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    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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  • Colorado River and others

    Colorado River and others

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    Views of scenery presumably around the Colorado River area (water, trees and foliage); a swimming pool at a hotel; snapshots of Parker's daughters, Ann and Elizabeth Parker; views of Niagara Falls; a set-up shot outside at the 1953 Pace Setter house.

    photCL MLP 4097

  • Pace Setter House of 1951: Kitchen, heating and electrical systems

    Pace Setter House of 1951: Kitchen, heating and electrical systems

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    Mostly interior images of the house, especially of the kitchen and kitchen cabinets. Also includes images of the heating and electrical systems in the basement, close–up images of exterior vents, door and window hardware, and some decorative details and furnishings.

    photCL MLP 1800

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    Shutters

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    Views of window shutters, folding screens, bi-fold doors, and shutter and door hardware in situ in Palm Springs homes.

    photCL MLP 2318