Extensive documentation of the exterior and interior of the store on Wilshire Boulevard. Includes details of the porte cochere, main floor, ladies departments, lounges, artwork, and lighting fixtures. Includes views of the Charles of the Ritz salon and mural by WPA artist Esther Bruton (image 077). Photographs were taken shortly after the opening of the store. Some negatives have Parker's negative number inscribed on the emulsion side. Pflueger is credited as the interior architect. See Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection: http://catalog1.lapl.org/cgi–bin/cw_cgi?resultsScreen+30548+1+3+7 for three of Parker's photographs. Architectural Digest 10, no. 2, 113–117.
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Number of items: 83 ; Black-and-white negatives (81) ; Black-and-white prints (1 - Oversized) ; Presentation albums (1 - Please refer to photocopied facsimile)
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