MAYNARD L. PARKER: UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK
Maynard L. Parker, negatives, photographs, and other material Architects and Designers LA and surrounding areas
Visit the Huntington Digital Library Maynard L. Parker Database for the most current images and information related to the Maynard L. Parker archive. Acquisition Information Gift of Ann Carawan, Elizabeth Buxton, and Diane Parker Carawan, 1995; Ann Carawan, 2000.
Maynard L. Parker: 10 photographs from the United California Bank
Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material consists of 58,093 black-and-white negatives, color transparencies, black-andwhite prints, and color prints; 39 presentation albums; and 17 boxes of office records, 1930-1974. Created primarily by Maynard Parker, the archive documents the residential and non-residential work of architects, interior designers, landscape architects, artists, builders, real estate developers, and clients associated with these fields, foremost among them the magazine House Beautiful. Also included in the collection are photographs taken by other individuals, such as architect Cliff May and Parker’s assistant, Charles Yerkes. Biographical/Historical Note: Maynard L. Parker (1900-1976), known sometimes as “Mike,” was born and raised in Vermont. Parker worked in New England at a variety of jobs, including office boy, machinist, and gardener, before turning to photography as a profession. Parker traveled to California three times in the 1920s, finally settling in Los Angeles in 1929. He and his wife, Annie, lived in the Echo Park neighborhood, where Parker built a house on Lemoyne Street designed by a draftsman in architect Richard Neutra’s office. The New England saltbox-style house served as residence and studio, as well as the backdrop for many of Parker’s published photographs. Copyright for the photography of Maynard L. Parker has been assigned to the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108.
UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK, LOS ANGELES, CA Architects and Designers, Beelman, Claude, 1883-1963, Architect; Dreyfuss, Henry, 1904- , Interior Designer. United California Bank, Los Angeles, CA Black-and-white negatives.
United California Bank. Lobby. Los Angeles, CA 1960 July
United California Bank. Lobby. Los Angeles, CA 1960 July
United California Bank. Interior. Los Angeles, CA 1960 July
United California Bank. Interior. Los Angeles, CA 1960 July
United California Bank. Office. Los Angeles, CA 1960 July
United California Bank. Office. Los Angeles, CA 1960 July
United California Bank. Office. Los Angeles, CA 1960 July
United California Bank. Office. Los Angeles, CA 1960 July
United California Bank. Office. Los Angeles, CA 1960 July
United California Bank. Interior. Los Angeles, CA 1960 July
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Repository The Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108 Phone: 626-405-2180 Email: jwatts@huntington.org Creator Parker, Maynard L., 1900-1976. Title Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material. Dates 1930-1974 Dates bulk 1940s-1960s Quantity 231 boxes, 150.01 linear feet
PHOTO CREDITS Architects and Designers, Beelman, Claude, 1883-1963, Architect; Drey-
6 of 10 Title: United California Bank. Office. Los
fuss, Henry, 1904- , Interior Designer. United California Bank, Los Angeles, CA Black-and-white negatives.
Angeles, CA Creator/Contributor: Parker, Maynard L., 1901-1976. Date: 1960 July
1 of 10 Title: United California Bank. Lobby. Los
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library, Photo Archives
Angeles, CA Creator/Contributor: Parker, Maynard L., 1901-1976. Date: 1960 July Contributing Institution: Huntington Library,
7 of 10 Title: United California Bank. Office. Los Angeles, CA Creator/Contributor: Parker, Maynard L.,
Photo Archives
1901-1976. Date: 1960 July
2 of 10 Title: United California Bank. Lobby. Los
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library, Photo Archives
Angeles, CA Creator/Contributor: Parker, Maynard L.,
8 of 10
1901-1976. Date: 1960 July Contributing Institution: Huntington Library, Photo Archives
Title: United California Bank. Office. Los Angeles, CA Creator/Contributor: Parker, Maynard L., 1901-1976. Date: 1960 July
3 of 10 Title: United California Bank. Interior. Los Angeles, CA Creator/Contributor: Parker, Maynard L.,
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library, Photo Archives 9 of 10 Title: United California Bank. Office. Los
1901-1976. Date: 1960 July Contributing Institution: Huntington Library, Photo Archives
Angeles, CA Creator/Contributor: Parker, Maynard L., 1901-1976. Date: 1960 July Contributing Institution: Huntington Library, Photo Archives
4 of 10 Title: United California Bank. Interior. Los Angeles, CA Creator/Contributor: Parker, Maynard L., 1901-1976. Date: 1960 July Contributing Institution: Huntington Library, Photo Archives 5 of 10 Title: United California Bank. Office. Los Angeles, CA Creator/Contributor: Parker, Maynard L., 1901-1976. Date: 1960 July Contributing Institution: Huntington Library, Photo Archives
Part 10 of 10 Title: United California Bank. Interior. Los Angeles, CA Creator/Contributor: Parker, Maynard L., 1901-1976. Date: 1960 July Contributing Institution: Huntington Library, Photo Archives
All images taken from the Maynard L. Parker archive were edited by Phoebe Boone for the use of this practice visual achrive book.