William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection

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Title: William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection
Description: Capturing the rich history of the early twentieth century, the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (Identification #96-07-08) highlights well-known landmarks, historic events, and scenic vistas from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic, from the Deep South to Canada, and from Mexico to Cuba. Scenes across the Golden State are captured in stunning shots from Lake Tahoe to Yosemite and the Central Coast to Southern California cities. The collection features nearly 3,000 photographs taken by native Californians William M. and Grace McCarthy from approximately 1905 to 1938. The McCarthys traveled extensively during the early years of automobile travel, as newly constructed highways connected people and places throughout the United States and beyond, providing pictorial documentation of a pivotal period in our nation's history.

William M. McCarthy (1876 – 1956) and Grace C. Kane (1878 – 1957) wed in the early 1900s and lived in San Francisco for most of their lives where William was stationed as an armament expert for the U.S. War Department. The collection features photographs of the McCarthys' travels, as well as the many family members and friends they encountered along the way. Always ready with his camera, William McCarthy also captured remarkable images of significant events, including shots of San Francisco before and after the 1906 earthquake, the fire that destroyed that city's iconic Cliff House in 1907, the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, and their 1938 journey into Mexico along the newly constructed Pan American Highway. The original black and white photographs, mounted in eleven albums, make up one of the few private collections preserved by the California State Archives. The entire collection was digitized by the State Archives' curatorial staff.

To request a high-resolution scan of one or more of these images, contact the California State Archives at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246. Please include the Title or Identifier for each photograph in which you are interested, as well as the desired format (tiff, jpg, pdf) and resolution (DPI) for the requested scan. Duplication fees will apply.

DISCLAIMER
The views, opinions, and positions expressed by the creators of the materials presented (William and Grace McCarthy) are theirs alone. As noted in image descriptions, certain photographs are restricted or have been cropped due to sensitive content deemed unsuitable for online distribution.
Date: 1905-1938
Contributor: Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Creator: William M. McCarthy
Publisher: California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights: The California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State’s Office, owns the copyright to the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection. The images and content may be used for personal use, research, or educational purposes. For any use of these materials, please credit the “California State Archives, William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection, Identification #96-07-08.” Commercial use or distribution of the images or content is not permitted without prior written permission from the California State Archives. Please note that the materials contained in this collection may include copyrighted material (such as postcards) not held by the California State Archives. Additionally, other limitations, such as the right of publicity, may limit use of the materials in this collection.

For more information about the copyrights related to this collection or to request permission to use the digital images or content, please contact the California State Archives at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Identifier: Collection ID#96-07-08

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McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 171
Caption: "Lake Josephine. McCloud Mountain reflection - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 170
Caption: "Lake Josephine, McCloud Mountain and Garden Wall in the distance. Glacier National Park," C. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 169
Caption: "McCloud Mountain-Grinnell Peak on right, Swift Current Lake, Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 168
Caption: "Swift Current Lake - McCloud Mountain in the distance, Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 167
Caption: "Many Glaciers Hotel on Swift Current Lake Shore, Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 166
Caption: "Blackfeet Indians. Glacier National Park," c. 1935, shows a woman, a young child, and three men of the Blackfeet Nation standing in front of a teepee.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 165
Caption: "Glacier National Park Hotel," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 164
Caption: "Trick Falls-Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 163
Caption: "Two Medicine Lake and Rockwell Mountain - Glacier Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 162
Caption: "Lewis Mountain Range - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 161
Caption: "Going to the Sun Chalet - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 160
Caption: "Saint Mary's Lake and going to the Sun Mountain. Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 159
Caption: "Steam shovel removing snow slide from highway. Logan Pass Summit - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 158
Caption: "Livingston Mountains - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 157
Caption: "Mount Reynolds - Logan Pass - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 156
Caption: "Mount Clements - Logan Pass - Glacier National Park, Mrs. McC.," c. 1935, shows Grace McCarthy in the foreground holding a snowball.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 155
Caption: "Livingston Mountains - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 154
Caption: "Lake McDonald - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 153
Caption: "State capitol building - Helena, Montana. Helena, Population 12,000," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 152
Caption: "Great Divide. Summit near Butte Montana," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 151
Caption: "Butte, Montana. In miner's suits after a 3,000 foot descent in the cage of Leonard Mine - Anaconda Copper Mining Co.," c. 1935, shows William and Grace McCarthy in miner's suits and helmets.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 150
Caption: "Butte, population 40,000. The city of Butte is honeycombed underneath by numerous copper mines. The mining section, Butte, Mo. one mile high & one mile deep," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 149
Caption: "View from Jupiter Terrace, of Park headquarters. Mammoth Hot Springs - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 148
Caption: "Jupiter Terrace - Mammoth Springs -Yellowstone Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 147
Caption: "Angel Terrace, Mammoth Springs - Yellowstone Park," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy standing near the travertine (limestone) terrace.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 146
Caption: "Cleopatra Terrace - Mammoth Springs - Yellowstone Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 145
Caption: "Beaver Dam - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 144
Caption: "Boiling Pools at Norris Basin - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 143
Caption: "Obsidian Cliff - Mountain of Natural Glass - Yellowstone Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 142
Caption: "A pass through lava walls. The Golden Gate of Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 141
Caption: "Liberty Cap, at Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935, shows Grace McCarthy standing in front of a towering travertine (limestone) rock, Liberty Cap, at Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone National Park.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 140
Caption: "Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone Park. Summer House - Deer, Elk, Moose and Buffalo horns," c. 1935, shows Grace McCarthy standing at the entrance to a hut made of many antlers, skulls, and bones from elk, deer, moose, and buffalo.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 139
Caption: "Bruin stands for a bite," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding a bear, while another man looks on.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 138
Caption: "Another Highway Beggar. Have a bite bruin. Yellowstone Grand Canyon," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 137
Caption: "Snow in July - Yellowstone," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding a bear next to a pile of snow.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 136
Caption: "Grand View - Yellowstone Grand Canyon," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 135
Caption: "Tower Falls - Yellowstone Park, " c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 134
Caption: "Feeding Bear - Yellowstone," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding a bear at Yellowstone National Park.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 133
Caption: "Woodchuck gets a treat. Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding a woodchuck.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 132
Caption: "Highway Beggar. Bears never refuse. Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 131
Caption: "29 Grizzly Bears feeding on garbage and a flock of seagulls [sic] waiting for a bite when the bears leave the grounds. Bear feeding grounds - Yellowstone Grand Canyon," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 130
Caption: "View from Inspiration Point. Grand Canyon-Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 129
Caption: "Lower Falls - Yellowstone Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 128
Caption: "Grand Canyon - Yellowstone National Park, view from artists' point," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 127
Caption: "Upper Falls -Yellowstone Grand Canyon," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 126
Caption: "Grand Canyon Hotel - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 125
Caption: "Yellowstone River - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 124
Caption: "Yellowstone Lake - Teton Mountains in the distance, Mount Sheridan," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 123
Caption: "Solitary Geyser-Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 122
Caption: "Bear and Cubs - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.