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Exhibits

McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 228

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 228
Description
Caption: "Lincoln Memorial," c. 1925. Grace McCarthy (far left) poses with two unidentified women in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The memorial's outer structure, styled after a Greek Doric temple, was designed by architect Henry Bacon, while the statue of Abraham Lincoln (only the knee of which is visible in this photograph) within was designed by Daniel Chester French. The memorial was dedicated in 1922.
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
Washington, D.C.
Date
1925
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb-09-228
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 of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Grace McCarthy and the Lincoln Memorial
Type
Still Image