old kitchen photographs

[vespaguys]

Hi all, I stumbled upon a treasure trove of old photographs online made by Maynard L. Parker, mostly in California in the 30's to 60's. I have added the link below for the "Online Archive of California". Once you are on the site, use the search window, enter "kitchen" and click the "online items" button. You will now have 299 photos of kitchens, appliances, cookware and the like from model homes and client homes of Mr Parker. I have added one of the photos from the collection here: Chris Choate home, Los Angeles, 1938. So get your coffee cups filled up, click away and enjoy.

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6k4034m6/

 

[tlee618]

John, thanks for sharing that. I plan to check it out. The above kitchen looks fantastic.

Terry

 

[vacbear58]

It is a great link

which deserves detailed study. From a quick skim though I must say that to me it just underscores to great job that some guys here have done in creating their own period kitchens
Al

 

[jeffg]

Great link, thanks.

I tried a search for "laundry" and got 14 hits. This is one of them.

Title:Fonda, Henry, residence. Laundry room. Los Angeles, CA

Date:circa 1948

 

[spankomatic]

What a cool web site. Thanks! Here is a photo of the old family ranch house kitchen built in the 1800's. It has had some upgrades over the years. It originally just had a wood stove where the electric G.E is now. Most of the cabinets are original. The red counter top I think was part of a 1940's upgrade.

Jim

 

[appnut]

It looks like Sam Walton's kitchen had one of the 30" GE roll-out dishwashers.

 

[norgeway]

How on EARTH!!!

Can anyone be satisfied with the boring stuff you get today,after seeing all this, Give me vintage anyday!!

 

[westingman123]

Oooooh,

Thanks for posting this! I've consumed a pot of coffee while drooling over most of those kitchens. What a great way to spend a lazy Saturday morning. Thanks again.

 

[kic]

Thank you,

Wonderful to look at.

 

[appnut]

This Jackson residenc picture has some sort of Hotpoint front loader (windowed door with two small knobs on the upper right side of the machine). Could this have been the ill-fated combo?

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt75803586/?brand=oac4

 

[appnut]

Anybody ever notice (I did at age 14) how the old Hotpoint Walll ovens and the Hotpoint dishwasher looked almost like identical twins--at least definitely siblings.

 

[appnut]

Are these Westinghouses?

Never seen anything like it before--almost looks like a European version of a Westy

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt958035m0/?brand=oac4

 

[appnut]

Our first Waste King!!!

Although the photo has a date of 1963, this is what our very sam e dishwasher looked like which was purchassed in 1960 or 1961 and went with us to the new house in September 1961 and the Tappan that was in the new house was put in our old house.

Shipley, Phil, residence [?]. Kitchen. Los Angeles, CA

 

[appnut]

This range is incredible

I've never seen anything like it--8 burners, 3 ovens.

Oasis model house. Kitchen. Los Angeles, CA

 

[appnut]

Turqoisedude, here's your kitchen

It even kinda looks like it is turqoise.

Richards, Edgar, residence. Kitchen. Palm Springs, CA

 

[appnut]

Rollout Wewstinghouse

Did these ever come in 30" widths or is this just the angle of the lense?

Rossmoor: Williamsburg model house. Kitchen. Rossmoor, CA

 

[appnut]

Oh My Flocker Norge Dryer

And it doesn't look like there's a way to close off the laundry area. This kitchen won't stay clean long lol.

Sunset Hills model houses: Sumatra. Kitchen. Hacienda Heights, CA

 

[appnut]

Looks like a Kaiser Dishwasher

From 1946

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt4j49r4s2/?brand=oac4

 

[appnut]

Well let's see. Saww numerous Electric Sinks from late 1940s through early 1950s. A number of kitchenAids too. and with the majority of houses being in the Los Angeles area, quite a few Waste King dishwashers. Also several GE and Westinghouse roll-out units. Also several of thed Hotpoints, including one or two of the very early post-war versions, like one in the last year or so in upstate New York. Saw one spray tube. also saw a beautiful Blackstone pair; an early Kenmore or Whirlpool pair, a few Bendix and combos and one RCA Whirlpool combo like Robert's. Very fun!! But obviously extremely successful husbands back then.