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| 1 | Title: | Orrel A. Parker Photographs | |
| Creator: | Parker, Orrel A. | ||
| Dates: | 1892-1935 | ||
| Abstract: | Orrel A. Parker (1873-1965) was the President of the Parker Wheel Company in Cleveland, Ohio, who also served as an Aeronautical Mechanical Engineer in charge of technical records for the Air Service during World War I. He was largely responsible for the War Department's investigation of irregularities between the Lubrication Department and the Air Division of the Signal Corps. The collection consists of photographs (including tintypes and cabinet cards) and negatives of portraits of Orrel Parker and his family, and views of his residences and businesses. Also included are views and lantern slides made by Parker of the installation of the United States government in Puerto Rico and of an execution by garroting in Puerto Rico. | ||
| Call #: | PG 277 | ||
| Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | ||
| Subjects: | Parker, Orrel A., 1873-1965 -- Photograph collections. | Parker family -- Photograph collections. | Parker Wheel Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Automobiles -- Wheels -- Photographs. | Tintype. | Cabinet photographs. | Puerto Rico -- History -- 1898-1952 -- Photographs. | ||
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