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Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream

The living room in the in Flintridge, California, home that architect George Turner designed for himself, c. 1947
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
The living room in the in Flintridge, California, home that architect George Turner designed for himself, c. 1947
Image courtesy Yale University Press
Living room of Cecil J. Birtcher residence in Los Angeles by Harwell Hamilton Harris (furniture by Kem Weber), 1945
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Living room of Cecil J. Birtcher residence in Los Angeles by Harwell Hamilton Harris (furniture by Kem Weber), 1945
Image courtesy Yale University Press
Judge Anderson residence by Aaron G. Green, Palos Verdes Estates, California, c. 1963
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Judge Anderson residence by Aaron G. Green, Palos Verdes Estates, California, c. 1963
Image courtesy Yale University Press
Actor Alan Ladd in his kitchen, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, c. 1949
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Actor Alan Ladd in his kitchen, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, c. 1949
Image courtesy Yale University Press
Wheaton residence by Cliff May, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, 1958
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Wheaton residence by Cliff May, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, 1958
Image courtesy Yale University Press
<em>Better Homes and Gardens</em> Pricesetter House, Riviera Ranch, California, 1949.
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Better Homes and Gardens Pricesetter House, Riviera Ranch, California, 1949.
Image courtesy Yale University Press
Shot by Charles Yerkes for Maynard L. Parker Photography: Pace Setter House by Vladimir Ossipoff (landscape by Catherine and Robert Thompson) in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1957<br />
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Shot by Charles Yerkes for Maynard L. Parker Photography: Pace Setter House by Vladimir Ossipoff (landscape by Catherine and Robert Thompson) in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1957
Image courtesy Yale University Press
Martin residence by Hervey Parke Clark (landscape by Thomas D. Church) in Aptos, California, c. 1950
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Martin residence by Hervey Parke Clark (landscape by Thomas D. Church) in Aptos, California, c. 1950
Image courtesy Yale University Press
Jones residence (landscape by Thomas D. Church) in Modesto, California, 1953<br />
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Jones residence (landscape by Thomas D. Church) in Modesto, California, 1953
Image courtesy Yale University Press
Outdoor barbecue at a Wurderman and Beckett-designed house (landscape by Leo Bachman) in Los Angeles, 1946<br />
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Outdoor barbecue at a Wurderman and Beckett-designed house (landscape by Leo Bachman) in Los Angeles, 1946
Image courtesy Yale University Press
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesen West in Scottsdale, Arizona, 1946<br />
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesen West in Scottsdale, Arizona, 1946
Image courtesy Yale University Press
Thomas Davis residence by Eggers and Wilkman (interior by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and landscape by C. Jacques Hahn) in Palm Springs, CA, 1957
Slide Show: Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream
Thomas Davis residence by Eggers and Wilkman (interior by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and landscape by C. Jacques Hahn) in Palm Springs, CA, 1957
Image courtesy Yale University Press
The living room in the in Flintridge, California, home that architect George Turner designed for himself, c. 1947
Living room of Cecil J. Birtcher residence in Los Angeles by Harwell Hamilton Harris (furniture by Kem Weber), 1945
Judge Anderson residence by Aaron G. Green, Palos Verdes Estates, California, c. 1963
Actor Alan Ladd in his kitchen, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, c. 1949
Wheaton residence by Cliff May, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, 1958
<em>Better Homes and Gardens</em> Pricesetter House, Riviera Ranch, California, 1949.
Shot by Charles Yerkes for Maynard L. Parker Photography: Pace Setter House by Vladimir Ossipoff (landscape by Catherine and Robert Thompson) in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1957<br />
Martin residence by Hervey Parke Clark (landscape by Thomas D. Church) in Aptos, California, c. 1950
Jones residence (landscape by Thomas D. Church) in Modesto, California, 1953<br />
Outdoor barbecue at a Wurderman and Beckett-designed house (landscape by Leo Bachman) in Los Angeles, 1946<br />
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesen West in Scottsdale, Arizona, 1946<br />
Thomas Davis residence by Eggers and Wilkman (interior by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and landscape by C. Jacques Hahn) in Palm Springs, CA, 1957
November 26, 2012

The living room in the in Flintridge, California, home that architect George Turner designed for himself, c. 1947

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