Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 026
  No Caption: Palace of Horticulture at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 030
  Caption: "Fort Worden Wash.," c. 1908. Overview of Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington, on Admiralty Inlet of Puget Sound. Construction began on the fort in 1898, and by 1902 it was serving as an active U.S. Army base. Fort Worden was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. The U.S. sold the property to the state of Washington in 1957. In 1973, the fort and surrounding area opened as Fort Worden State Park.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 154
  Caption: "Washington Street, Portland.," c. 1910. Scene on Washington Street in Portland, Oregon, featuring pedestrians, an electric trolley, and a banner noting "Republican Headquarters."
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 195
  Caption: "3" Barbett [sic] Gun," c. 1915. Side view of a barbette (gun emplacement) featuring a 3" heavy artillery gun (firing projectiles three inches in diameter).
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 011
  Caption: "Lancaster Battery, Presidio," c. 1906, shows a distant view of Lancaster Battery. Established in 1776 by Spanish explorers, the Presidio is a fortified location overlooking the Golden Gate, the entrance into San Francisco Bay. It was closed as a military structure in 1995, and is now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 135
  No caption. Unidentified woman standing in front of a palm at an unidentified location, c. 1908.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 261
  No caption. An unidentified man and woman sitting on a bench near the Russian River, c. 1920. See also 96-07-08-alb04-227 and 228.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 015
  Caption: "Statue of Energy," The Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), with surrounding statuary at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-010.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 142
  Caption: "Manufacturers and Varied Industries Building, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-120.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 270
  Caption: "Russian River Healdsburg July 1914," shows two women swimming in the river.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 198a
  No caption. Commemorative U.S. postage stamp issued in 1931, featuring the Statue of Liberty, with the word "Liberty" on a scroll across the bottom of the stamp. This was only the second time the Statue of Liberty was featured on a postage stamp.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 320b
  No caption. Reverse of a souvenir ticket for the "Official Pedestrian Day" on May 27, 1937, held as part of the Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta celebrating the opening of the now-iconic bridge. The celebrations occupied an entire week, kicked off by Pedestrian Day, when more 200,000 people were allowed to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge on foot or on roller skates, the day before the bridge opened for vehicular traffic.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 094
  Caption: "Boulder Dam - Arrow Points to Largest Tramway Derrick Ever Built," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 220
  Caption: "Parliament Building, Victoria, B.C." c. 1935. Constructed in the Neo-baroque, Renaissance Revival and Romanesque Revival architectural style (Francis Rattenbury, architect), the British Columbia Parliament Buildings were completed in 1897, and are home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 105
  No Caption: The End of the Trail (James Earle Fraser, sculptor), in the Avenue of Palms, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 067
  Caption: "Third and Kearney S.F.," c. 1912-1915. Street scene at the intersection of Third Street and Kearney Street in San Francisco.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 325
  Caption: "8" Gun," c. 1909. Shows the barrel and carriage of an 8" heavy artillery gun, likely used in coastal defense.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 027
  No Caption: Fountain of Earth (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 031
  Caption: "12 Inch Sea Coast Gun," c. 1908-1912. Group of men operating or maintaining a 12-inch disappearing gun. 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. Such guns were often used in coastal fortifications.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 155
  Caption: "Trestle in Oregon, Taken from Observation Car Platform," c. 1910. View of a train crossing a trestle in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 196
  Caption: "6" Disappearing Gun," c. 1915. Side view of a 6" disappearing gun in a barbette (gun emplacement). 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 06, Photograph 012
  Caption: "The Alameda of Presidio," c. 1906, shows the entryway to the Presidio, lined with cannonballs. Established in 1776 by Spanish explorers, the Presidio is a fortified location overlooking the Golden Gate, the entrance into San Francisco Bay. It was closed as a military structure in 1995, and is now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 262
  Caption: "12" Gun, At the Command Fire." A view of several unidentified men working on a large gun in a coastal defense battery at an unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 084
  Caption: Art Museum - St. Louis," c. 1923. The Saint Louis Art Museum features elements of the Greek Revival style. It began life as the Palace of Fine Arts for the World's Fair held in St. Louis in 1904. The museum moved into the building after the fair's completion.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 212
  Caption: "Washington Monument. Wash. D.C," c. 1920. c. 1920. Built between 1848 and 1888 to commemorate George Washington (former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States), the obelisk is the world's tallest stone structure at a height of 555 feet. See also 96-07-08-alb04-075.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 143
  Caption: "Palace of Fine Arts," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-118.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 271
  No Caption: Shows a railroad trestle spanning the Russian River at Healdsburg, c. 1914.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 198b
  No caption. Clipping from an unidentified newspaper or pamphlet regarding the history of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 321
  Caption: "Golden Gate Bridge. Pedestrian Day. May 27, 1937." View of crowds walking across the just-completed Golden Gate Bridge as part of Pedestrian Day. Pedestrian Day kicked off the Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta celebrating the opening of the now-iconic bridge. Approximately 200,000 people walked or roller-skated across the bridge during the Pedestrian Day festivities, held the day before the bridge opened to vehicular traffic.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 095
  Caption: "Boulder Lake [Lake Mead] - as the lake rises the small island will be submerged," c. 1935. Lake Mead was created by the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam, and is the largest man-made reservoir (when full) in the United States.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 221
  Caption: "Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C." c. 1935. Built between 1904 and 1908 (Francis Rattenbury, architect), in Beaux-Arts architectural style, the Empress Hotel is located in Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The luxury hotel was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 349
  Caption: "Lake Tahoe - Calif.," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 106
  Caption: "The Arescope [sic] P.P.I.E." at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, was designed by Joseph Strauss, who later was the chief engineer for San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 326
  No caption, c. 1909. Three unidentified young women posing in a park or garden.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 028
  No Caption: Avenue of Palms at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 032
  No Caption: c. 1908-1912. Group of men posing around a 12-inch disappearing gun. 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. Such guns were often used in coastal fortifications.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 197
  Caption: "Fort Stevens, OR," c. 1915. Panorama of Fort Stevens, built in the 1860s as part of the defensive fortifications guarding the mouth of the Columbia River. Located on the Oregon side of the river, the fort was decommissioned after World War II, its armaments and buildings removed and auctioned off. The site now serves as a state park complete with military museum.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 013
  Caption: "Presidio Main Avenue," c. 1906, shows a tree lined dirt road in the Presidio. Established in 1776 by Spanish explorers, the Presidio is a fortified location overlooking the Golden Gate, the entrance into San Francisco Bay. It was closed as a military structure in 1995, and is now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 263
  Caption: "12" Gun, Gun Drill." A view of several unidentified men conducting a gun drill in a coastal defense battery at an unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 085
  Caption: "Municipal Theatre - St. Louis," c. 1923. Built in 1917, the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre was the first municipally-owned outdoor theatre in the United States. The amphitheater seats 11,000 people, and is still in use today.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 213
  Caption: "Independence Hall - Philadelphia," c. 1925. Pedestrians outside of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, completed in 1753. The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both debated and adopted within the walls of this red brick state house.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 016
  No Caption: The Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), shows a side view with surrounding statuary at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 144
  Caption: "The Lagoon," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-122.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 199
  Caption: "Statue of Liberty, New York. Aug 2, 1934." View of the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (now called Liberty Island). Designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the now-iconic statue was a gift from the people of France to the U.S. Built in segments in France by Gustave Eiffel (also famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris), the pieces were shipped from Paris to New York in 1885 and assembled. The Statue of Liberty was subsequently dedicated on October 28, 1886.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 322
  Caption: "Golden Gate Bridge Construction, July 1, 1936." View of the Golden Gate Bridge while under construction. The towers and suspension cables have been built, but the work on the bridge deck has not started. Completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the mouth of San Francisco Bay (called the Golden Gate), connecting San Francisco with Marin County to the north. It is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world, and was named in 1994 as one of the Modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 096
  Caption: "Auto Ferry Arivada - Boulder Lake [Lake Mead]," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 222
  Caption: "Butcharts Gardens, Victoria, B.C." c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 013
  Image withheld due to copyright considerations. For more information, please contact the California State Archives Reference Desk at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246. Caption: "Forty miles per hour on Lake Tahoe with Mr. E.D.N. Lehe." This postcard shows a speedboat with two occupants, crossing in front of a larger vessel, on Lake Tahoe.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 107
  Caption: "The Pioneer Mother" (Charles Grafly, sculptor), in the Fine Arts Colonnade at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 069
  Caption: "Apple Show Watsonville.," c. 1910-1913. Display of apples at the Apple Show in Watsonville, held annually from 1910-1913. The four-day festival featured parades, displays, dances, shows, and, of course, apples. The 1910 show, for instance, featured over 2,530,000 apples.