Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 327
  No caption, c. 1905. Unidentified young girl holding baby in long gown, seated in front of what appears to be a photography studio backdrop.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 029
  No Caption: Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 033
  Caption: "Court House, Port Townsend, Wash.," c. 1908-1912. View of the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend, Washington. Built the early 1890s and designed by W. A. Ritchie, the Romanesque-style building features a 124-foot clock tower, red bricks from St. Louis, and sandstone from Alaska.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 198
  Caption: "A 12" Disappearing Battery," c. 1915. View of a barbette equipped with a 12" 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.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 138
  Caption: "Green Valley Falls Picnic," c. 1908, shows an unidentified group of people riding in horse-drawn carriages in front of the Benicia Brewery building.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 264
  Caption: "U.S., Old Timers." A view of two large guns in carriages, at an unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 086
  Caption: "Botanical Garden - St. Louis," c. 1923. View of the Palm House, built in 1915 to house tropical plants in the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. It was torn down in 1959 to make room for the domed geodesic Climatron building which still stands at the site. See also 96-07-08-alb04-091.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 214
  Caption: "Robert E, Lee Statue - New Orleans," c. 1925. The Robert E. Lee Memorial in New Orleans was dedicated in 1884. Architect John Ray designed the base and pedestal, while sculptor Alexander Doyle was responsible for the statue itself. The monument commemorated the memory of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, until its removal in 2017.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 017
  Caption: "Reflections on Lagoon," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-011.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 145
  Caption: "Machinery Palace," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-123.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 076
  Caption: "Oklahawaha [sic] River at Silver Springs -- Florida, June 24, 34." View of a placid Ocklawaha River flowing by a lush park on the bank opposite the photographer.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 200
  Caption: "Manhattan. View from Brooklyn Bridge. New York City, N.Y [sic], Aug. 2, 1934." View of the Manhattan skyline as it appeared in 1934.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 097
  Caption: "Boulder Lake [Lake Mead], when filled, will extend 115 miles in length," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 223
  Caption: "Butcharts Gardens, Victoria, B.C." c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 351
  Caption: "Emerald Bay and Mount Tallac - Lake Tahoe, Calif.," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 108
  Caption: "The Lagoon," near the Palace of Fine Arts at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 328
  No caption, c. 1905. Two unidentified young boys posing in front of what appears to be a photography studio backdrop.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 030
  No Caption: The Pioneer (Solon Borglum, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 034
  Caption: "Snow scenery, 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. By 1902 it was serving as an active U.S. Army base. Fort Worden was part of the so-called "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 05, Photograph 199
  Caption: "12" Disappearing Gun," c. 1915. Looking up at the undercarriage of a 12" disappearing gun aimed over a high parapet. 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 139
  Caption: "Benicia Wharf Disaster," c. 1906, shows a collapsed building on the Benicia wharf, likely due to the April 1906 earthquake that devastated the city of San Francisco.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 265
  Caption: "U.S. 10" Gun Dismounted." A view of a large gun at an unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 087
  Caption: "Baltimore Ave - Kansas City," c. 1923. A busy street scene on Baltimore Ave in Kansas City.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 215
  Caption: "Atlantic City Beach," c. 1925. Buildings and people line a beach in Atlantic City, including L.R. Adams Bath House (foreground at right), J.G. McGhory Co. 5 and 10 Cent Store (background at right); Franlingers (pavilion in center foreground), and the Traymore Hotel (center background).
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 018
  Caption: "Palace of Fine Arts Dome," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 146
  No Caption: Machinery Palace at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-124.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 324
  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. Double-sized panoramic postcard entitled "San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate International Exposition," c. 1938. Artist's rendering of San Francisco Bay, featuring the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and the Golden Gate International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 098
  Caption: "Fortification Mountain - view from launch on Boulder Lake [Lake Mead]," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 224
  Caption: "Butcharts Gardens, Victoria, B.C." c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 352
  No Caption: A group of unidentified men standing and seated at a circular bar at the Cal-Neva Lodge, located on the border of California and Nevada, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 109
  No Caption: The Tower of Jewels and reflecting pool at night, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 071
  Caption: "San Diego Exposition," c. 1915-1916. View of an artificial lagoon, with the Commerce and Industries Building (tower at left, now called Casa de Balboa) and the Foreign Arts Building (tower at right, now called the House of Hospitality). The Panama-California Exposition was held in San Diego in 1915 and 1916 to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. It was smaller in scale and less well-funded than the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in 1915 in San Francisco. See also 96-07-08-alb04-111, and 112.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 329
  No caption, c. 1905. Unidentified baby in carriage, in front of what appears to be a photography studio backdrop.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 031
  Caption: "Old Time Gun." at unidentified location, c. 1905.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 035
  Caption: "Smith Building -- Seattle." View of the neoclassical Smith Tower in Seattle, built by industrialist Lyman Cornelius Smith. At the time of its completion in 1914, the Smith Tower was the tallest building on the West Coast, until being superseded by the Space Needle in 1962. See also 96-07-08-alb05-177.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 324a
  No caption. Commemorative stamp celebrating the upcoming Golden Gate International Exposition, c. 1938. The Exposition, which ran from February through October in 1939 and May to September in 1940, celebrated the completion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (1936) and the Golden Gate Bridge (1937). More than ten million people attended in 1939, while an additional five million visited in 1940. The Exposition was held on an artificial island created by dredging more than 19 million cubic yards of material from the bottom of the bay. The federal government completed this dredging and fill, intending for the site, called Treasure Island, to become a municipal airport after the exposition. However, the advent of World War II resulted in the U.S. Navy taking over the site, holding it until for military purposes until 1997.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 016
  Caption: "Market St. S.F. Calif." See also 96-07-08-alb05-136, with caption: "Market St. Sept 9. 1910 S.F." Market Street in San Francisco, decked with bunting and flags for California's Admissions Day, the anniversary of the Golden State's entry as a state in the U.S.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 140
  Caption: "Ferryboat Solano," c. 1906. The Solano was a large railroad ferry that operated across the Carquinez Straight between Benicia and Port Costa in California.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 266
  Caption: "U.S. 5-inch Rapid Fire." A close-up view of a large gun at an unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 088
  Caption: "6th. St. At Pine - St. Louis," c. 1923. A bustling street scene on 6th Street in St. Louis, at its intersection with Pine.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 019
  Caption: "Fountain of Energy and Tower," (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 147
  Caption: "South Gardens," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-125.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 099
  Caption: "Zion Canyon - Zion National Park - view from Temple of Sinawava," c. 1935. The Temple of Sinwava, a massive natural amphitheater marks the beginning of Zion Canyon. A paved trail following the Virgin River upstream leads through ever narrowing sandstone canyons to the Zion Narrows.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 225
  Caption: "Butcharts Gardens, Victoria, B.C." c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 353
  No Caption: c. 1935, Lake Tahoe.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 110
  No Caption: The Tower of Jewels at night at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 072
  Caption: "Music Stand Golden Gate Park," c. 1912-1915. View of the Spreckels Temple of Music, commonly known as the Music Stand or the Bandshell. The Temple was built in 1899-1900 at the west end of the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park. A gift to the City of San Francisco from sugar magnate Claus Spreckels, the Temple has been extensively renovated over the years to repair earthquake damage.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 330
  No caption, c. 1905. Unidentified man posing in a military uniform.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 032
  No Caption: Fountain of Summer (Furio Piccirilli, sculptor), in the Court of the Four Seasons at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 036
  Caption: "Seattle Street Scene." Street view in Seattle, with Smith Tower in background. See also 96-07-08-alb05-178.