Harold A. Parker Studio Collection of Lantern Slides and Transparencies [graphic], ca. 1900-1930.

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Harold A. Parker Studio Collection of Lantern Slides and Transparencies [graphic], ca. 1900-1930.

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The Harold A. Parker Studio Collection of Lantern Slides and Transparencies consists of 96 hand-colored lantern slides and autochrome lantern slides, and 52 color transparencies, ca. 1900-1930, depicting houses, landscapes, plants and gardens in and around Pasadena; the Huntington Hotel in Pasadena; aerial views, presumably of Pasadena; mountain lakes and landscapes; desert landscapes and flora; the Grand Canyon, Pueblo ruins, and the Petrified Forest; unidentified landscapes; and the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

148 items in 4 boxes (1.67 linear ft.)

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Huntington Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.)

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Parker, Harold A., 1878-1930

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Harold A. Parker (1878-1930) immigrated to California from Iowa, and began working as a professional photographer in 1900. He opened his Pasadena studio in 1904 and operated it until his death in 1930 at the age of 52. Parker also operated a studio in the Tahoe Tavern at Lake Tahoe between 1908 and 1910, where he produced a number of images of the Tavern, Lake Tahoe, and the surrounding areas. Parker was noted for his photographs of California, especially his images of the California Missions an...