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Royal Laundry, 443 South Raymond, Pasadena. 1930
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Pasadena. Royal Laundry. 443 South Raymond. Exterior of laundry with Austin delivery automobile
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The Harold A. Parker Studio Collection of Negatives consists of 5157 glass plate negatives, film negatives, and panoramic negatives, 1889-1949, that depict commercial, residential and landscape sites in and around Pasadena and Southern California. The images provide a look at the commercial, residential and social development of Pasadena and surrounding areas during the early years of the twentieth century. The collection is especially rich in images of residential architecture in Pasadena, Altadena, and San Marino; images of Lake Tahoe; depictions of, and activities at, the Raymond, Maryland, and Huntington Hotels in Pasadena; and the commercial, social and cultural landscapes of Pasadena. The collection also provides, through its breadth and depth of subject matter, an example of the career activities of a commercial photographer in Southern California in the early years of the twentieth century.
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Royal Laundry Building, H. A. Tubbs, altered (443 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, California)
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Date built: 1927, addition ca. 1935 Architect: Kaufmann, Gordon B. Description: Contains exterior front and corner views of Spanish Colonial Revival and Art Deco style building. Publication(s): The Royal Laundry of Pasadena," California Southland, Vol. 10, Mar. 1928, p. 28; Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide, 1994, p. 394, by David Gebhard and Robert Winter.
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Pasadena. Royal Laundry. 443 South Raymond. Entrance to Royal Laundry with Austin delivery automobile in front
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The Harold A. Parker Studio Collection of Negatives consists of 5157 glass plate negatives, film negatives, and panoramic negatives, 1889-1949, that depict commercial, residential and landscape sites in and around Pasadena and Southern California. The images provide a look at the commercial, residential and social development of Pasadena and surrounding areas during the early years of the twentieth century. The collection is especially rich in images of residential architecture in Pasadena, Altadena, and San Marino; images of Lake Tahoe; depictions of, and activities at, the Raymond, Maryland, and Huntington Hotels in Pasadena; and the commercial, social and cultural landscapes of Pasadena. The collection also provides, through its breadth and depth of subject matter, an example of the career activities of a commercial photographer in Southern California in the early years of the twentieth century.
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Royal Service: laundering, dry cleaning
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This photographic album contains 28 black-and-white photographs of the Royal Laundry and Dry Cleaning plant in Pasadena, California. As stated on the title page, this is an album "-following the camera man through Pasadena's Largest and Finest Laundry and Dry Cleaning Plant." The album follows the step-by-step process of the laundry and dry cleaning of a Mrs. Arnold beginning with pick up at her home and on through every facet of the Royal Laundry operation and business and includes images of workers in various departments; laundry and dry cleaning machines; the general offices; and the exterior of the main plant at 443 S. Raymond Ave. The album concludes with the delivery of laundry to a satisfied Mrs. Arnold and photographed copies of typewritten letters of commendation to the Laundry from three officials of the City of Pasadena: E.F. Coop, Chief of the Fire Department, J.D. Dunshee, Health Officer, Charles H. Kelley, Chief of Police, dated from June 1933.
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Pasadena. Royal Laundry. 443 South Raymond. Entrance with Austin delivery automobile and driver
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The Harold A. Parker Studio Collection of Negatives consists of 5157 glass plate negatives, film negatives, and panoramic negatives, 1889-1949, that depict commercial, residential and landscape sites in and around Pasadena and Southern California. The images provide a look at the commercial, residential and social development of Pasadena and surrounding areas during the early years of the twentieth century. The collection is especially rich in images of residential architecture in Pasadena, Altadena, and San Marino; images of Lake Tahoe; depictions of, and activities at, the Raymond, Maryland, and Huntington Hotels in Pasadena; and the commercial, social and cultural landscapes of Pasadena. The collection also provides, through its breadth and depth of subject matter, an example of the career activities of a commercial photographer in Southern California in the early years of the twentieth century.
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Pasadena Laundry, 974 South Fair Oaks, Pasadena. 1925
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Front of the Pasadena Laundry at 974 South Fair Oaks with a delivery truck with the business name written on the side.
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