Summer exhibit highlights iconic Tahoe photographer

A summer-long exhibit opened on the North Shore Friday, one that contains photos of the man behind many iconic Lake Tahoe photos, Harold Parker.

Parker was a professional photographer in Southern California by the age of 22 in 1900, and operated a studio inside the historic Tahoe Tavern for five summers from 1908 to 1912. As Tahoe was reinventing itself from logging to tourism, Parker was there to record the period on glass plate and nitrate film negatives. He created prints that were from postcard size to 58 inch panoramas, many of which are still the most sought after photos of a bygone era in Lake Tahoe.

A retrospective exhibit of his iconic Lake Tahoe area photographs will be at the Gatekeeper’s Museum during this summer, opening June 10 and running until Labor Day.

The Gatekeeper's Museum is located at 130 West Lake Boulevard, Tahoe City. Admission is