McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 264

Title: McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 264
Description: Caption: "Potato Race," c. 1917. Several horseback riders holding long poles skirmish around a bucket in what appears to be a game similar to polo, played with a potato. A crowd has gathered to watch the game, while the rock cliff walls of Yosemite Valley tower in the background. Given the date, this was likely part of Independence Day festivities in the Yosemite Valley.
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: Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California
Date: 7/4/1917
Format: JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier: 96-07-08-alb-09-264
Language: English
Publisher: California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Source: Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject: Potato Race on Horseback, Yosemite National Park
Type: Still Image