Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 036
  Caption: "The Lagoon," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. S ee also 96-07-08-alb07-026.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 164
  Caption: "Australia," shows the Australian Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-137.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 292
  Caption: "Snow Storm - Benicia Calif.," c. 1915, shows an unidentified person walking on a snow-covered landscape in Benicia.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 219
  Caption: "Coney Island. Sunday Crowd. New York. Aug. 19, 1934." Very crowded beach scene on New York's Coney Island. The construction of several resort hotels on the island in the 1870s and 1880s encouraged construction of amusement parks to provide tourist destinations. Coney Island has hosted several large amusement parks over the years, including one of the world's first roller coasters (built in 1884). Numerous smaller attractions were available as well. The island's popularity peaked in the mid-twentieth century, in the World War II era, but despite some decline is still a world-renowned recreation area.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 116
  Caption: 'Old Faithful Geyser erupts approximately every 65 minutes. Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 242
  Caption: "Loop in Rainier National Park Highway," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 367
  No Caption: A page from a tourist brochure detailing how to travel from Laredo to Monterrey, Mexico.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 127
  Caption: "Festival Hall," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 089
  Caption: "Camp Herman," c. 1912-1915. View of the Zayante Inn at Mount Herman. Originally the site of Hotel Tuxedo, in 1906 a group later known as the Mount Herman Association, Inc. purchased the building and surrounding property, and renamed it the Zayante Inn. The inn became a Christian retreat center. Although this building was destroyed by fire in 1921, the retreat center was rebuilt as the Mount Herman Christian Conference Center, still operating today.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 005
  Caption: "Baker's Beach. 6" Battery," c. 1906, in San Francisco.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 049
  Caption: "Washington Street, Portland, Oregon," c. 1905. A street scene with electric car, several storefronts, and pedestrians milling about.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 053
  Caption: "Port Townsend Parlor Scene.," c. 1908-1912. View of a parlor in a Port Townsend residence.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 175
  Caption: "U.S. 10" Disappearing Gun and Carriage.," c. 1910. Side view of a coastal defense disappearing gun and its carriage. 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 05, Photograph 218
  Caption: "155 M/M Guns -- Camp Lewis," c. 1920. Scene with several 155 millimeter caliber field guns ready for transport at Camp Lewis, Washington.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 033
  Caption: "The Massachusetts," c. 1910, was a large ship designed for coastal defense.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 158
  Caption: "The Chicago," a two stack steam ship plying the waters of an unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 284
  Caption: "Soldier Life," c. 1910. A view of soldiers on horseback, pulling heavy artillery up an embankment, at an unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 106
  Caption: "State & Madison St. Chicago," c. 1923. A busy street scene at the intersection of State and Madison Streets in Chicago.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 165
  Caption: "Argentine," shows the Argentine Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-141.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 293
  No Caption: Shows a snow-covered house and yard, c. 1915.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 220
  Caption: "Coney Island, Sunday Crowd. New York. Aug. 19, 1934." Very crowded beach scene on New York's Coney Island. The construction of several resort hotels on the island in the 1870s and 1880s encouraged construction of amusement parks to provide tourist destinations. Coney Island has hosted several large amusement parks over the years, including one of the world's first roller coasters (built in 1884). Numerous smaller attractions were available as well. The island's popularity peaked in the World War II era, but despite some decline is still a world-renowned recreation area.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 117
  Caption: "Old Faithful Geyser in eruption," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 243
  Caption: "Columbia River Bridge - Portland to Vancouver, Washington," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 368
  Caption: "Avenda [sic] Morelos, Monterey [sic], Mexico," shows a busy street scene on Avenida (Avenue) Morelos, Monterrey, Mexico.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 128
  Caption: "Transportation Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 006
  Caption: "Mortar Carriage Damaged in Test - Honolulu," c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 050
  Caption: "Fort Stevens, Oregon," c. 1905. 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 08, Photograph 054
  Caption: "U. S. 12" Barbett [sic] Carriage & Gun at Fort Flagler.," c. 1908-1912. View of a 12" disappearing gun installed at Fort Flagler. The coastal artillery fortification Fort Flagler was established in 1897 and activated in 1899. Most of the fort's buildings and batteries had been completed by 1907. Fort Flagler was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. Fort Flagler was decommissioned in 1953, and purchased by the State of Washington in 1955 for use as a state park.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 176
  Caption: "Cliff House Beach, S.F.," c. 1906. Unidentified people enjoying the surf and beach at Ocean Beach, overlooked by the iconic San Francisco Cliff House. The Victorian structure shown here is the third iteration of the Cliff House, constructed in 1896. It was later destroyed by a fire, in 1907.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 000a
  No Caption: A Yellowstone National Park decal, 1935, octagon-shaped, green and white, with an image of a buffalo in the foreground and mountain range in the background.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 034
  Caption: "U.S. Mint unhurt," c. 1906. Pictured is the U.S. Mint building in San Francisco, which opened in 1874, after the original 1854 building was outgrown, which had been established to serve the gold mines during the California Gold Rush. The building suffered little damage after the 1906 earthquake. The facility served as the San Francisco U.S. Mint until 1937, when workers moved to a larger and more modern building. In 1961, the old U.S. Mint, known as the "Granite Lady," was designated a National Historic Landmark.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 285
  Caption: "Lands End S.F." Lands End is a rocky shoreline at the mouth of the Golden Gate in San Francisco. Today it is a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 166
  Caption: "The Netherlands," shows the Netherlands Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-142.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 221
  Caption: "Daybreak. Front View, Long Island, New York. Aug. 20, 1934." Residence of John Shields, on Long Island in the Daybreak Estate area. See also 96-07-08-alb09-159.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 118
  Caption: "Old Faithful Resort - Old Faithful Geyser in eruption, Yellowstone National Park" c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 244
  Caption: "Public Service Bldg.- Portland," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 369
  Caption: "Bull Fight, Monterey [sic] Mexico. Cuadrillas entering the arena - Matadores Garcia and Ramirez."
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 001
  Caption: "Market Street, S.F," 1910. Market Street scene with trolleys, horse-drawn buggies, and people walking about.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 129
  No Caption: Various buildings at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 007
  No Caption: Bug Gun, next to mortar Carriage damaged in test, Honolulu, Hawaii, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 055
  Caption: "12" Barbett [sic], Fort Flagler.," c. 1908-1912. View of a 12" disappearing gun at Fort Flagler. The coastal artillery fortification Fort Flagler was established in 1897 and activated in 1899. Most of the fort's buildings and batteries had been completed by 1907. Fort Flagler was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. Fort Flagler was decommissioned in 1953, and purchased by the State of Washington in 1955 for use as a state park.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 177
  Caption: "Presidio Nursery." Image of flower and plant beds at San Francisco's Presidio. One of the beds uses plants and flowers to spell out the word "Presidio."
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 000b
  No Caption: A Bryce Canyon National Park decal, 1935, octagon-shaped, orange and white, with an image of unique rock formations, trees, and clouds.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 220
  Caption: "State University -- Eugene Oregon," c. 1915. Shows both Deady and Villard Halls on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. Deady Hall was built in the 1870s, while Villard Hall was constructed in the 1880s.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 035
  Caption: "Old City Hall S.F." c. 1906. Pictured is the San Francisco City Hall just days before it was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fires.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 160
  Caption: "Portola Celebration,"1909. The Portola Festival of 1909 was a grand celebration devised to commemorate the discovery of San Francisco Bay by Gaspar De Portola, and for the public to celebrate the future of the rebuilt city after the 1906 earthquake and fires.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 108
  Caption: "Woodward Ave From Roof of First National Bank Bldg. - Detroit," c. 1925. Bird's eye view of a bustling street scene along Detroit's Woodward Ave.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 236
  Caption: "Grand Canyon of Arizona," c.1925. Bird's eye view of part of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, on the Colorado River.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 039
  Caption: "Palace of Horticulture," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-028.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 167
  Caption: "Band Concourse," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-144.