Images of central L.A.: Civic Center skyline at night; Wilshire Boulevard in MacArthur Park; elevated view of City Hall, Hall of Records, former Los Angeles Times building; Pershing Square; Chinatown; J. W. Robinson department store; Western Auto Supply; Los Angeles Times building at First and Spring Streets; Echo Park; Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; Richfield Oil building; Sixth Street bridge; Arroyo Parkway (Figueroa Street) tunnels. Also includes images of children around what appears to be temporary housing. Some negatives marked with locations and/or date: Image (010): "Pershing Square, 1925." Image (024): "Chinatown, 11-25" [Nov. 1925] Image (026): Annie Parker posing with Maynard Parker's large format camera in front of their Ford automobile, 1931. Image (028): "Bimini outdoor pool, Bimini Plunge, L.A. 8-25" Image (029): "Old Cemetery, Los Angeles, 11-26-25" Image (030): "653 West 15th St. Los Angeles, Calif." Image (031): "D. & Dad, Elysian Park, L.A. 8-25" A similar image to (020, Sixth St. bridge) appeared in the Los Angeles Times in 1934, credited to MLP as the winner of a photo contest (see collection file). A similar image to (013) appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Oct. 25, 1925, as one of the "Amateur Photo Winners," credited to MLP. Winning photo was titled "Sunrise at Seventh and Hope."
Type
Image
Extent
Number of items: 34 ; Black-and-white negatives (34 - Some paper adhesion Negatives in need of conservation)
Architecture, Modern--20th century--Photographs Commercial buildings--Photographs Parks--Photographs Streets--Photographs Los Angeles (Calif.)--Photographs
Place
Los Angeles, Calif.
Source
Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material Maynard L. Parker Negatives, Huntington Digital Library
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