Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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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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Views of the Crystal Ballroom, including a set up for a party, a wedding, and an automobile show.
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Views of a the Polo Lounge patio, and one view of the Crystal Ballroom.
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Views of the lobby and lounge, ballroom, and guest rooms.
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Interior views of the hotel, including meeting and conference rooms, the ballroom, a cafe, bars/lounges, guest rooms, and the parking garage.
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Interior views of cottage/bungalow number 7; a guest room; and the Crystal Ballroom; and a view of the drive from Sunset Boulevard (?).
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