Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 208
  No caption, c. 1920. William McCarthy leaning over a beach umbrella shading three women, including Grace McCarthy (far right). All are wearing swimsuits. See also 96-07-08-alb04-207, 209.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 206
  Caption: "Torrey Pines, San Diego.," c. 1905. William McCarthy stands with a group of unidentified friends or family in this photograph, framed within the branches of what appears to be a Torrey pine tree. William is far to the left, sporting a moustache.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 259
  Caption: "On The Hike To Vernal Falls [sic]," c. 1917. William McCarthy poses for a photograph on the trail to Vernal Fall in this photograph.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 191
  Caption: "Lake Tahoe," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy posing for a photograph with an unidentified young woman, on a steep hillside in front of pine trees.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 303
  No Caption: An unidentified newspaper clipping of an obituary for the Mother of William McCarthy, Mrs. C.P. McCarthy. Hand written on the top of the page: "Chas P McCarthy Died Jan 25 1903, Age 56 years 6 Months 10 Days."
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 312
  Caption: "Touring De Luxe. Dinner is Served. Oct. 10, 1934." William McCarthy is cooking a meal in metal boxes on the engine of his Studebaker sedan, while Grace McCarthy is seated to the right at a small folding table awaiting dinner.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 313
  Caption: "Touring De Luxe. Dinner is Served. Oct. 10, 1934." William McCarthy serves part of a meal out of a metal box, with other boxes cooking more food on the engine of his Studebaker sedan. Grace McCarthy is seated to the right at a small folding table awaiting dinner.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 039
  Caption: "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree," shows William McCarthy sitting in a horse-drawn buggy next to an apple tree, likely on the McCarthy property in Watsonville, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 001
  No caption, c. 1890. Photograph portrait of William McCarthy as a young boy.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 002
  No caption, c. 1910. Portrait photograph of William McCarthy.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 274
  No caption, c. 1930. William and Grace McCarthy in swimsuits standing on an unidentified river bank or lake shore.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 340
  No caption, c. 1917. William McCarthy in the driver's seat of a small, camouflaged tank or other military transport, with a caterpillar-style propulsion system. The photograph was likely taken at Camp Kearney.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph x003
  No caption, c. 1935. William McCarthy is feeding a bear standing upright, likely in Yosemite National Park. This photograph was loose in the box with Album 11.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 163
  Caption: "Lake Tahoe.," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy in swimsuits on a beach at Lake Tahoe.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 166
  Caption: "Santa Cruz," c. 1920-1925. William and Grace McCarthy posed in front of an unidentified, stuccoed building in Santa Cruz, California.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 167
  No caption, c. 1920-1925. William and Grace McCarthy standing in an unidentified location, in front of a tree.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 296
  No caption. William McCarthy poses for a photograph at an unidentified location, c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 175
  No caption, c. 1920. William McCarthy in camp ground standing beside automobile converted to "bedroom," with a tarp around the windows for privacy. See also 96-07-08-alb04-176, 179, 180, 181, and 182.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 176
  Caption: "Camp Life.," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy seated next to automobile at an unidentified campground for a meal. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 179, 180, 181, and 182.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 179
  Caption: "Camp Life.," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy standing next to automobile at an unidentified campground. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 180, 181, and 182.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 180
  No caption, c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy preparing to leave campground in automobile. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 179, 181, and 182.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 182
  No caption, c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy standing in campground next to automobile fitted with mattress and curtains for privacy while sleeping. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 179, 180, and 181.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 204
  Caption: "Ancient Mission Bells, San Diego.," c. 1905. In this photograph, William McCarthy stands before “Ancient Mission Bells” at Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá (Mission San Diego). Dated 1802, the bells were forged by order of the Spanish King. During the heyday of the missions, the bells were extremely important for signifying when it was time to eat, pray, work, or rest.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 001c
  Caption: "United States Tour -- Left San Francisco May 14, 1934, Returned Oct. 10, 1934 -- Traveled 10,014 Mi. Note Dark Line." This photograph of a roadmap published by the California State Automobile Association shows the route taken by William and Grace McCarthy on an automobile tour of the United States.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 005
  No caption, c. 1910. William McCarthy in striped suit and bowler hat, posing in garden for photograph.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 207
  No caption, c. 1920. William (kneeling in front) and Grace McCarthy (far right) on Santa Cruz beach with two unidentified women, all in swimsuits. See also 96-07-08-alb04-208, 209.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 241
  No Caption. William McCarthy posing for a photograph in front of a pine tree, c. 1908.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 247
  No caption, c. 1920. William McCarthy playing a saxophone.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 248
  No caption, c. 1920. William McCarthy playing a saxophone.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 250
  No caption, c. 1915. William McCarthy posing in garden. See also 96-07-08-alb05-090, 092, 096, and 097.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 241
  No caption, c. 1920. Group of unidentified people posing for a photograph. The occasion seems to have been a masquerade, as most of the individuals are in costume. William McCarthy, in a clown or jester costume, is seated near Grace McCarthy in the bottom row, second and third from the right.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 180
  No caption, c. 1909. William McCarthy standing in park or garden, with small stream flowing down a hillside in background.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 308
  Caption: "Touring De Luxe. Arranging Sleeping Quarters. Oct. 10, 1934." William McCarthy is arranging pads for sleeping in the car that the couple used to travel across the U.S. The vehicle appears to be a Studebaker sedan, possibly dating from the mid-1920s.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 309
  Caption: "Touring De Luxe -- Bed Made Up with Tent Rolled Back. Oct. 10, 1934." William and Grace McCarthy posing with the automobile they traveled across the U.S. with, showing it set up for sleeping with a canvas across the top for privacy. The vehicle appears to be a Studebaker sedan, possibly dating from the mid-1920s.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 335
  No Caption: William McCarthy feeding a deer at Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 310
  Caption: "Touring De Luxe -- All Set for a Comfortable Rest. Oct. 10, 1934." William and Grace McCarthy posing with posing with the automobile they traveled across the U.S. with, showing it set up for sleeping with a canvas pulled across the top and windows for privacy. The vehicle appears to be a Studebaker sedan, possibly dating from the mid-1920s.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 072
  Caption: "Chief Manitou - Manitou Soda Springs," c. 1923. William McCarthy, wearing a Native American headdress and attire, stands next to Pedro Cajete. Mr. Cajete, better known to many as Chief Manitou, was a Native American of the Tewa tribe near Santa Fe, New Mexico, who was hired to promote tourism in the Manitou Springs/Colorado Springs area of Colorado. He often sold trinkets and posed for photographs with tourists near the mouth of Manitou Cave, resulting in his moniker Chief Manitou.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 340
  No Caption: William and Grace McCarthy standing near Mirror Lake at Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 258
  No caption. William and Grace McCarthy, in swimsuits, standing on the shore of Lake Tahoe, c. 1915. See also 96-07-08-alb04-163.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 345
  No Caption: William McCarthy holding a fish at Lake Tahoe, California, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 209
  No caption. William McCarthy leaning on a bird bath in a garden, c. 1925.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 073
  Caption: "Suwannee River -- Florida, June 23, 1934." William and Grace McCarthy posing beneath a sign reading "'Way Down Upon The Suwannee River', Stephen Foster," referring to the minstrel song written by Foster in 1851. The Suwannee River flows by in the background.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 277
  Caption: "Russian River," c. 1915, shows William and Grace McCarthy in a row boat on the Russian River near Healdsburg.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 334c
  No caption. Letter from Henry Golombeck of the U.S. Navy to William and Grace McCarthy, on the letterhead of the USS New York, dated May 14, 1937, and sent from London England.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 234
  Caption: "Feeding the Golden Mantled Squirrel while the Clark Crow waits. Rainier National Park," c. 1935. William McCarthy is shown feeding the wildlife.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 236
  Caption: "Feeding a Golden Mantled Squirrel Rainier National Park," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding the wildlife at Mt. Rainier National Park.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 090
  Caption: "Naples Tourist Camp -- Naples -- Florida -- June 28 1934." William and Grace McCarthy standing near an automobile parked in a thatched shelter.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 239
  Caption: "The Clark Crow gets a peanut. Rainier National Park," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding a Clark Crow.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 051
  Caption: "Sleighing -- Port Townsend.," c. 1908-1912. William and Grace McCarthy sitting in a sleigh pulled by two horses, in a snowy landscape.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 095
  Caption: "Miami Beach, Florida. June 30 1934." William and Grace McCarthy posing in front of a Miami Beach lifeboat, with surf foaming around their ankles.