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Title: Maynard Parker Home Movie: Photographing 1957-1962
Contributor: Baylis, Douglas, 1915-1971, Landscape Architect
Huntsman-Trout, Edward, 1889-1974, Landscape Architect
Robsjohn-Gibbings, Terence Harold, b. 1905, Interior Designer
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959, Architect
Date Created and/or Issued: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: This film depicts Maynard Parker at work on various assignments for House Beautiful and other clients, including Ford Times. Footage includes Parker and others staging shoots in preparation for photographing. The film is spliced together from trips taken over six years of work. The places shown in this film include: Maynard Parker residence in Echo Park, Los Angeles; Carmel (James Residence #1436); Alcatraz, San Francisco; Palm Springs (Thomas Davis residence #1393; El Dorado Country Club #1923); Scottsdale, Arizona (Charles Montooth residence #1501); Taliesin West with Anne Parker, Carolyn Murray and various unidentified people; Hearst Castle; Alamo, Texas; Aldon Dow residence, Michigan (#1384); Model home designed by Ladd and Kelsey in Laguna Niguel, California (#0620); Mazatlan. People include: Maynard Parker photographing and setting up equipment, including one scene in which he is on a forklift; Annie Parker; Carolyn Murray; Robert and Jean Stanton; Douglas Baylis; Joe Howland; Edward Huntsman-Trout; T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings.
16 mm film reel. Running time: 23:53. Parker's original title: Photographing 1957, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62. Joe H.[Howland], Caroline Murray, Robsjohn—Gibbings, Stantons, E.H. Trout, Taliesin West, Ford Times.
Type: moving image
Format: video/mpeg
Extent: Number of items: 23 ; Film reels (1 - 16mm master positive) ; Videocassettes (HDCamSR) (1 - Dupe archival copy from original film reels) ; DVD (2 - 1 master DVD and 1 viewing copy in black box in Erin's office) ; Film stills (19)
Identifier: photCL MLP 4166
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll5/id/955
Language: English
Subject: Photography--Equipment and supplies--Photographs
Architecture--Photographs
Architecture, Modern--20th century--Photographs
Trees--Photographs
Automobiles--Photographs
Deserts--California--Photographs
Gardens--Photographs
Landscape--Photographs
Swimming pools--Photographs
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Photographs
Motion pictures (visual work). (aat)
Source: Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material
Maynard L. Parker Negatives, Huntington Digital Library

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