Exterior and interior views of a modern house; views of surrounding desert landscape. One view of a woman seen at a distance in desert surroundings; this could possibly be Margaret Howard. Country Life article calls the estate "Forest Lodge." Print accompanied by note from Better Homes and Gardens about return of unsatisfactory, "too regional," prints (housed in box 202 folder 14). Original envelope dated March 1939, however publication reveals it was taken earlier. See also See also photCL MLP 4154 (002); 1041 (vol_001_016) Built in 1937, the house was sold by the Countess of Suffolk in 1954 to the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, who converted the property into a boarding school. Over time the school grew and they built a new building and converted the house back into a residence. It is still occupied by the religious order. (Source: Demion Clinco, Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, 2010.) Published in Architectural Record, January 1941 (Not confirmed if photographs are by Parker). Martha B. Darbyshire, "'Forest Lodge': The Arizona estate of Margaret, Countess of Suffolk," Country Life & The Sportsman 75, February 1939, 69–71, 93. "Famous Guest Rooms," House Beautiful, December 1942, 52–53.
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Number of items: 40 ; Black-and-white negatives (35 - Numbers 028 and 032 have writing on emulsion side of negative) ; Black-and-white prints (3) ; Black-and-white prints (2 - Oversized)
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