Viroque Baker (1889-1980) Collection, 1916-1948
1916-1948
Title: Viroque Baker (1889-1980) Collection, 1916-1948
Dates: 1916-1948
Collection Number: P-057
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2 linear feet (Boxes: ½ letter, 6 ov)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Abstract: 218 photographs made by Los Angeles photographer Viroque Baker.
Language of Material: English
Research is by appointment only
Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
Viroque Baker (1889-1980) Collection, 1916-1948. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
Baker attended the Clarence White Photographic School in New York, 1916. Baker's mother Maude was a professional photographer
in Montana and Los Angeles.
Scope and Content of Collection
218 photographs made by Los Angeles photographer Viroque Baker. Baker had a photographic studio on Olvera Street in Los Angeles
from 1930 to 1937, and some of her photos are of the early days on the revitalized Olvera Street. Other subjects include
views of Europe and Mexico, construction of Hoover Dam, and displays at Bullock's Wilshire and I. Magnin stores. Also included
are photographs of Agnes de Mille, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and of movie sets for Mary Pickford.
Department stores--California--History.
Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History.