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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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.
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Color images of the interior and exterior of the house. Original box was labeled "Rejects" but some of these images were used in House Beautiful magazine.
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Interior and exterior images of the house including various plantings, the den, second bedroom, master bedroom, a bathroom, and storage cabinets.
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Interior and exterior images of the house showing exterior vents, the home's service yard with garden sheds and tools, decorative accents, linens and textiles.
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Interior and two side exterior images of the house. Includes images of the screened porch with furniture, dining room, kitchen, laundry room (including washer and dryer), storage cupboards, copper roof flashing and indoor and outdoor plants.
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