Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 122
  Caption: "Bear and Cubs - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 248
  No Caption: Vista House at Crown Point along the historic Columbia River Highway in Multnomah County, Oregon, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 373
  Caption: "Arco de Independencia, on Avenda [sic] Francisco I. Madero, Monterey [sic], Mexico," shows the Arco de Independencia (Arch of independence) on Avenida (Avenue) Francisco I. Madero, in Monterrey, Mexico.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 005
  Caption: "Breaking of Ground Celebration," October 14, 1911, for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 133
  Caption: "Oregon Building," features massive cut logs used as columns for the state of Oregon's presentation building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 011
  Caption: "Work of Mounting Big Guns, Point Benito [sic]," c.1906. This may actually be Point Bonita in the San Francisco Bay.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 055
  Caption: "A.Y.P.E. Seattle." Exposition building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was held in Seattle, Washington in 1909 to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 059
  Caption: "Port Townsend Postoffice [sic], Wash.," c. 1908-1912. View from the rear of the Port Townsend U.S. Customs Office and Post Office. The oldest federally-constructed post office in the state of Washington, the Richardson Romanesque-style building was completed in 1893.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 000f
  No Caption: A decal for the "Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Alta, Canadian Pacific," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 224
  Caption: "On the Shasta Route," c. 1905-1909. Train tracks traveling through mountains or foothills.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 164
  Caption: "Portola Celebration." 1909. The Portola Festival 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 06, Photograph 290
  Caption: "Fillmore St," c. 1908. A view of San Francisco's Fillmore Street at night, which has been decorated with garlands of electric lights along the length of the street.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 240
  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 043
  Caption: "Court of the Universe from Tower of Jewels," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-031.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 171
  Caption: "California Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 299
  Caption: "Russian River - Camp Rose," c. 1915, shows the Russian River and Valley at Camp Rose in Healdsburg.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 226
  Caption: "Daybreak. Side View, Long Island, New York. Aug. 24, 1934." Residence of John Shields, on Long Island in the Daybreak Estate area.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 123
  Caption: "Solitary Geyser-Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 249
  No Caption: A view from the Multnomah Fall Bridge over the Columbia River, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 006
  Caption:" Breaking of Ground-Panama-Pacific International Exposition," Oct 14, 1911.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 134
  No Caption: A view of the interior of the state of Oregon building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 056
  Caption: "A.Y.P.E. Seattle." Cascading fountains at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was held in Seattle, Washington in 1909 to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 059a
  No Caption: U.S. two-cent postage stamp issued in 1909 featuring Abraham Lincoln's profile. The stamp marked the centennial of Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 000g
  No Caption: A Yosemite National Park decal, 1936, octagon-shaped, red and white, with an image of a mountain lion with Half Dome in the background.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 374a
  No Caption: A section of a tourist informational brochure describing the road from Monterrey to Victoria.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 225
  Caption: "S.P. & S. Tunnel on the Columbia River.," c. 1908-1910. Shows a tunnel through a hillside along the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway line near the Columbia River and John Day River.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 291
  No caption. A view of numerous and well-lit ships at night in the San Francisco Bay, during a visit by the Atlantic Fleet in 1908.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 113
  Caption: "Republic Statue Jackson Park Chicago," c. 1925. Designed by Chester French (sculptor), this version of the Statue of the Republic has stood in Chicago's Jackson Park since its construction in 1918. It is a one-third replica of a statue at the World's Columbian Exposition, held at Chicago in 1893.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 044
  Caption: "Colonnade, Court of the Universe," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-013.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 172
  Caption: "Motor Boat Speeding," shows a small motor boat and large, unidentified ship in the San Francisco Bay.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 300
  No Caption: Shows a group of people on a boat and standing in the Russian River at Healdsburg, c. 1915.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 103
  Caption: "Alligator Wrestler Holding the Alligators Mouth Open. Alligator Farm -- Miami, Fla. July 1, 1934." Unidentified man lying on his back, holding an alligator between his legs and forcing its mouth open to expose its teeth.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 227
  Caption: "The La Salle [sic], New York. Aug. 25, 1934." View of a Cadillac LaSalle parked in a driveway. The LaSalle was produced by General Motors' Cadillac division between 1927 and 1940.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 124
  Caption: "Yellowstone Lake - Teton Mountains in the distance, Mount Sheridan," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 250
  No Caption: A view of the Multnomah Falls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 007
  Caption: "Tower of Jewels," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 135
  Caption: "France" French Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The French Pavilion, an homage to the Palais de Legion d'Honneur in Paris, provided the inspiration for the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 013
  Caption: "Avenue of Palms," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 057
  Caption: "Fort Flagler Beach," Washington, c. 1909.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 060
  Caption: "Port Townsend Dock," c. 1908-1912. View of wharf facilities at Port Townsend, including several ships (one of which may be a ferry) and miscellaneous outbuildings.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 000h
  No Caption: A Crater Lake National Park decal, 1935, octagon-shaped, brown and white, with an image of a bear on a cliff that with the lake below.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 374b
  No Caption: A section of a tourist informational brochure describing the Pan American Highway from Victoria to Tamazunchale.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 226
  Caption: "Saw Mill -- Astoria Oregon," c. 1905-1909. Saw mill on the Columbia River, near Astoria.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 166
  Caption: "Market Street Burning." A view of the Call Building on Market and 3rd Streets on fire after the 1906 earthquake, with people and horses in the foreground. Considered one of the worst natural disasters in the country's history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and resulting fires killed an estimated 3,000 people and destroyed over 500 city blocks, leaving approximately 200,000 residents homeless.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 291a
  No caption. An undated and unidentified newspaper article titled, "What Ships Make Up the Armada in the Harbor." c.1908. The article describes the forty-three battleships, cruisers, torpedo boats, torpedo boat destroyers, and auxiliary ships in the San Francisco Bay under the Flag of Rear Admiral Evans.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 114
  Caption: "Street Scene - Toronto," c. 1925. A bustling scene on an unidentified street in Toronto, Ontario.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 173
  Caption: "The Racetrack," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 104
  Caption: "Alligator Wrestler at the Alligator Farm -- Miami Fla. July 1, 1934." Unidentified man kneeling with his knees entrapping an alligator, and holding its mouth closed with his hands.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 125
  Caption: "Yellowstone River - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 251
  Caption: "Bonneville, Columbia River Dam Headquarters, Oregon," c. 1935.