Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 037
  Caption: "South Gardens," William and Grace McCarthy riding in an electric motor chair, also known as the Osborn Electriquette, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-027.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 096
  Caption: "Miami Beach, Florida. June 30 1934." William and Grace McCarthy posing on a beach at the ocean's edge, with surf foaming around their ankles.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 090
  No caption, c. 1915. William McCarthy posing in garden. See also 96-07-08-alb04-250, and 96-07-08-alb05-092, 096, and 097.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 038
  Caption: "Court of Flowers," William and Grace McCarthy standing in the Court of Flowers at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 092
  No caption, c. 1915. William and Grace McCarthy posing together in a garden. See also 96-07-08-alb04-250, and 96-07-08-alb05-090, 091, 096, and 097.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 096
  No caption, c. 1915. William and Grace McCarthy posing together in a garden. See also 96-07-08-alb04-0, 250 and 96-07-08-alb05-090, 091, 092, and 097.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 097
  No caption, c. 1915. William and Grace McCarthy posing together in a garden. See also 96-07-08-alb04-250, and 96-07-08-alb05-090, 091, 092, and 096.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 301
  Caption: "Boating on the Russian River - Healdsburg," c. 1915, shows Grace and William McCarthy in a row boat on the Russian River at Healdsburg.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 044
  No Caption: Grace and William McCarthy sitting together at an unidentified location, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 046
  No Caption: A smiling William McCarthy standing before a high fence at an unidentified location, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 308
  Caption: "Santa Cruz Beach," c. 1915, shows William and Grace McCarthy wearing swim suits and standing on the beach at Santa Cruz.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 124
  Caption: "Niagara Falls, c. 1925. William McCarthy poses in front of American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, two of the three waterfalls that make up the iconic Niagara Falls straddling the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 255
  Caption: "Mirror Lane - Camp Curry," c. 1917. William and Grace McCarthy pose in front of their tent at what was then called Camp Curry. Yosemite's Half Dome Village, established by David and Jennie Curry in 1899, was originally called Camp Curry, and then later Curry Village. It was designed to provide cheaper accommodations for Yosemite tourists than the resort hotels. The couple rented out furnished tents and provided amenities such as a dining tent. As time progressed, the amenities increased, and some hard-sided cabins created.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 112
  No caption, c. 1910. William McCarthy holding a branch from an apple tree, with several apples still attached.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 256
  Caption: "Mirror Lane - Camp Curry," c. 1917. William and Grace McCarthy pose in front of their tent at what was then called Camp Curry. Yosemite's Half Dome Village, established by David and Jennie Curry in 1899, was originally called Camp Curry, and then later Curry Village. It was designed to provide cheaper accommodations for Yosemite tourists than the resort hotels. The couple rented out furnished tents and provided amenities such as a dining tent. As time progressed, the amenities increased, and some hard-sided cabins created.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 079
  No Caption: c. 1906. William and Grace McCarthy seated on a wood branch bench in a park or garden.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 133
  Caption: "Toboggan Slide - Mount Royal Park - Montreal," c. 1925. William and Grace McCarthy pose in front of a large toboggan slide, absent of snow, at Montreal's Mount Royal Park.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 260
  Caption: "Glacier Point - 3000 Feet Above Camp Curry," c. 1917. William McCarthy poses atop Glacier Point, overlooking Yosemite Valley. Glacier Point, on the south wall of the valley 3,200 feet above what is now known as Half Dome Village, provides panoramic views of the valley and many of its features.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 208
  Caption: "Palm Garden, San Diego,," c. 1905. William McCarthy (far right, with moustache) and several unidentified friends or family posing in a garden featuring palm trees and birdcages.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 070
  No Caption: Grace and William McCarthy at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 071
  No Caption: Grace and William McCarthy standing before the Palace of Horticulture and reflecting pool, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-054.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 072
  No Caption: William and Grace McCarthy standing before the Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-055.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 279
  Caption: "Beauty Camp - Laytonville, Calif. Isn't it ducky? Flock of wild ducks being fed," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding a flock of wild ducks.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 202
  No Caption: shows William McCarthy in a swimsuit near what appears to be a pond in an unidentified location, c. 1915.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 002
  No caption, c. 1906. Photographic portrait of William McCarthy.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 274
  No caption. William McCarthy stands in front of the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park, c. 1935. Opened in 1927 and designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, the Ahwahnee Hotel is located on the floor of Yosemite Valley. It was built as a resort hotel by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company. Modernized over the years, its name was changed to the Majestic Yosemite Hotel in 2016, as a result of legal dispute over trademarked names in the park.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 138
  Caption: "Embassy Club Royal Palm Garden -- Palm Beach, Fla. Designed by Adison [sic] Mizner of Benicia Calif. July 8, 1934." William McCarthy leaning on an ornamental fence in a garden, surrounded by palm trees and manicured hedges. The Embassy Club was a popular Palm Beach club in the mid-twentieth century.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 211
  Caption: "Bush Gardens, Pasadena," c. 1915., shows Grace and William McCarthy relaxing in chairs at Bush Gardens in Pasadena.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 137
  No caption, c. 1906. William McCarthy in suit and bowler hat, posing next to a stream.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 267
  Caption: "Camp Life -- Chino Calif." William and Grace McCarthy laughing as they remove their shoes in preparation for getting into a bed situated under a tree in a yard or garden.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 268
  Caption: "Asleep NOT!" William and Grace McCarthy jokingly ensconced in a bed beneath a tree in a garden or yard.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 102
  Caption: "U. S. 10" Gun, Firing Position.," c. 1905. William McCarthy standing next to a 10" disappearing gun, raised to its firing position. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 044
  Caption: "Tree Bareing [sic] 8 Varieties of Fruit. Shields Date Gardens - Blythe, Calif. May 31, 1935," shows William McCarthy standing next to a tree that bears eight varieties of fruit.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 054
  No Caption: Grace and William McCarthy standing near reflecting pool in front of the Palace of Horticulture at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 298
  Caption: "Indian Wigwam, Yosemite National Park," c. 1935, shows Grace and William McCarthy standing at the entrance to an Indian abode covered in tree bark.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 055
  No Caption: William and Grace McCarthy at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 095
  Caption: "South Gardens," shows Grace and William McCarthy in the South Gardens at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-077.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 276
  Caption: "Garden at American Radiator Co. Exhibit. Chicago [sic] Fair. Sept. 18, 1934." William McCarthy stands in front of a series of pools cascading into one another, surrounded by manicured plants at the Century of Progress Exposition. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 279
  Caption: "A Wooded Garden -- Pasadena, Calif.," c. 1910. William and Grace McCarthy seated in chairs beneath a tree in a garden.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 235
  No Caption: c. 1910. William McCarthy in suit and bowler hat, posing in a garden or park. See also 96-07-08-alb05-155.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 097
  No Caption: William and Grace McCarthy standing in the Court of Abundance, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-079.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 179
  Caption: "On Grinnell Glacier. The solid mountain of ice and snow - Glacier Park," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy standing on Grinnell Glacier.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 180
  Caption: "Grinnell Glacier - Glacier National Park. Method of observing one of the many deep crevasses on Grinnell Glacier. Your life depends on the man on the other end of the rope." c. 1935. William McCarthy tied to a rope and looking into a crevasse on Grinnell Glacier.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 306
  No Caption: William and Grace McCarthy standing on a rock near a waterfall at Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 155
  No caption, c. 1910. William McCarthy in suit and bowler hat, posing in a garden or park. See also 96-07-08-alb08-235.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 171
  No caption: William (second from right) and Grace (far left) McCarthy pose with two unidentified people in front of the John Shields house in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 308
  No Caption: William and Grace McCarthy standing on a rock near a waterfall at Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 224
  No caption. William McCarthy in a swimsuit at an unidentified location, c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 175
  No caption. William McCarthy and unidentified woman embrace while sitting in a wicker chair in front of the John Shields residence in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 031
  No caption, c. 1905-1906. William and Grace McCarthy, with an unidentified woman, sitting on the entry stairs to an unidentified residence.