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McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 049

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 049
Description
Caption: "Joy Ride -- Skaggs Springs," c. 1914. William (standing in front to the right) and Grace (third from the left in the wagon) McCarthy and a group of unidentified people all holding bunches of grapes, either getting ready for or coming back from a ride in a horse-drawn wagon. Skaggs Springs was a resort area along the Russian River in Sonoma County, known for its hot springs. The area now lies beneath the waters of Lake Sonoma, flooded after construction of the Warm Springs Dam, completed in 1982.
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.
Coverage
Sonoma County, California
Date
1914
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb05-049
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image from the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
People
Type
Still Image