Baker (Viroque) (1889-1980) Collection, 1916-1948, 1916-1948

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Title:: Viroque Baker (1889-1980) Collection, 1916-1948
Dates:: 1916-1948
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Extent:: 2 linear feet (Boxes: ½ letter, 6 ov)
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Preferred citation:: Viroque Baker (1889-1980) Collection, 1916-1948. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Scope and content:: 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.
Biographical / historical:: Baker attended the Clarence White Photographic School in New York, 1916. Baker's mother Maude was a professional photographer in Montana and Los Angeles.

Subjects:: Department stores--California--History.
Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History.
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--Design and construction--Pictorial works.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:: 1916-1948
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Preferred citation:: Viroque Baker (1889-1980) Collection, 1916-1948. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US