Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 008
  No Caption: The Tower of Jewels and reflecting pool at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 136
  Caption: "Cuba," Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 098
  Caption: "Setting Up Guns, Fort Ruger Honolulu," c. 1909-1915. Group of unidentified men gathered around unassembled pieces of what appears to be a 12-inch mortar at Fort Ruger, Island of O'ahu, Hawaii. Fort Ruger was established by the U.S. in 1906 as the Diamond Head Reservation. Its name was changed to Fort Ruger in 1909. See also 96-07-08-alb05-099 and 100.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 014
  No Caption: The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, originally opened in 1879. After the most recent extensive rehabilitation, the conservatory reopened in 2003 and is a city, state, and national historic landmark.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 058
  Caption: "Frozen Trees. Pt Townsend," Washington, c. 1909.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 000i
  No Caption: A Mt. Rainier National Park decal, 1935, octagon-shaped, red and white, with an image of a deer standing before Mt. Rainier.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 375
  Caption: "A natural palm grove on the highway near Villa Juarez, Mexico."
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 227
  Caption: "Flavel Hotel -- on the Columbia River.," c. 1905-1909. Built at the turn of the century, the Flavel Hotel housed passengers waiting to board steamships of the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company bound for San Francisco and other ports. The Flavel family constructed the hotel as part of an effort to establish the town of Flavel on Tansy Point along the Columbia River. The town failed to attract sufficient residents, however, and was annexed into Warrenton by 1918.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 167
  Caption: The Awful Fire After the Shake," 1906. A view of San Francisco ablaze after the 1906 earthquake. 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 292
  No caption. A portrait of an unidentified baby sitting in a high chair in an outdoor location, c. 1908.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 115
  Caption: "Niagara Falls," c. 1925. View of the three waterfalls that make up the iconic Niagara Falls straddling the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York. From near distance to far distance, the falls are called American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls (the smallest of the three), and Horseshoe Falls.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 243
  Caption: "Yosemite.," c. 1920. View of the Yosemite Valley from the valley floor, with the Merced River in the foreground, and El Capitan (left) and the Cathedral Rocks (right) in the background. Bridalveil Fall cascades down a cliff face beneath the Cathedral Rocks.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 046
  Caption: "Court of the Universe," shows a crowd of visitors at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-033.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 174
  Caption: "Main Entrance," of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 229
  Caption: "Statue of Liberty, New York." 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 10, Photograph 126
  Caption: "Grand Canyon Hotel - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 252
  Caption: "Bonneville Dam under construction - Columbia River, Oregon," c. 1935. Construction on the dam and first powerhouse began in 1934.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 009
  Caption: "Statue of Energy" shows the Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), within the main entrance of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 137
  Caption: "Australia" Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 099
  No caption, c. 1909-1915. Group of unidentified men gathered around a part of what appears to be a 12-inch mortar at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. Fort Ruger was established on the Island of O'ahu by the U.S. in 1906 as the Diamond Head Reservation. Its name was changed to Fort Ruger in 1909. See also 96-07-08-alb05-098 and 100.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 015
  No Caption: The Capitol building in Sacramento, California, c. 1910. Located on the west end of Capitol Park, the neoclassical building's construction began in 1860 and was completed in 1874. It houses the state legislature and offices of the governor. The capitol and grounds were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and as a California Historical Landmark in 1974.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 059
  Caption: " Block House, Fort Casey. Used in Early Days as Protection Against the Indians." Washington, c. 1909. View of a blockhouse, a timber structure built by European settlers to guard against attack during the Indian Wars of 1855-1857.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 185
  Caption: "Market Street Burning." Fire engulfing buildings in San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, including the Call Building.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 000j
  No Caption: A Glacier National Park decal, 1935, octagon-shaped, olive green and white, with an image of a mountain goat standing on a rocky cliff.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 376
  Caption: "A Spanish type home - Valles, Mexico."
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 228
  Caption: "On the Columbia River," c. 1905-1909. Unidentified man standing on the deck of a small ferry or other type of boat on the Columbia River.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 168
  Caption: "Mission Street After the Quake," 1906. A view of the severe damage to Mission Street after the earthquake. 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 293
  Caption: "Old Sea Beach Hotel - Santa Cruz," c. 1910. The Sea Beach Hotel, located on Beach Hill in Santa Cruz, was built in the 1870s by S.A. Hall. Originally called the Ocean View House, it was sold in the 1880s. Its new owner dubbed the building the Sea Beach Hotel. The resort hotel operated until burning down in 1912, never to be reconstructed.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 243a
  No caption. Red pennant with white writing reading "Yosemite Celebration of July 4th 1917."
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 047
  Caption: "South Gardens, Looking West from Tower of Jewels," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-035.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 175
  Caption: "General View - Panama Pacific International Exposition."
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 106
  Caption: "Hialeah Race Track -- Miami -- Florida July 1, 1934." View of the infield at Hialeah Park Race Track. Constructed in 1922 as a greyhound racetrack, Hialeah began hosting horse races in 1925. Joseph E. Widener purchased the track in 1930. He embarked upon a series of improvements, adding a grandstand (seen here) and clubhouse facilities designed by Lester W. Geisler, as well as landscaped gardens and a lake in the infield that became home to a flock of flamingos. The new and improved Hialeah track, now called Hialeah Park, officially opened in 1932.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 127
  Caption: "Upper Falls -Yellowstone Grand Canyon," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 253
  Caption: Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 010
  No Caption: The Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), with surrounding statuary at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 138
  Caption: "State of Washington" Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 100
  No caption, c. 1909-1915. Group of unidentified men gathered around a part of what appears to be a 12-inch mortar at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. Farm buildings and rolling hills appear in the distance. Fort Ruger was established on the Island of O'ahu by the U.S. in 1906 as the Diamond Head Reservation. Its name was changed to Fort Ruger in 1909. See also 96-07-08-alb05-098 and 099.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 016
  No Caption: Boat landing and foot bridge at C.W. Meadows' place of business at Monte Rio, along the Russian River in Sonoma County, California, c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 060
  Caption: "Port Townsend Beach," Washington, c. 1909.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 063
  Caption: "Steamer, Princess Beatrice, Seattle.," c. 1908-1912. View of the Princess Beatrice, a steamship operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) between Seattle, Washington, and Victoria, British Columbia. Built in 1903, she made her first trip in January 1904. The CPR operated several ships in the Pacific Northwest, all of which were christened with "Princess" in the name. As a result, the CPR naval fleet was often referred to as "The Pacific Princesses" or the "Princess Fleet."
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 229
  Caption: "Desdamona [sic] Lighthouse.," c. 1905-1909. View of the Desdemona Lighthouse, constructed in 1901 or 1902 on wood pilings over a group of shoals at the mouth of the Columbia River. The shoals carry the same name as the lighthouse, both of which are named for the boat Desdemona which ran aground and was destroyed by the shoals in 1857. The lighthouse was automated in 1934, and its light eventually removed in 1965.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 169
  Caption: "Market Street, Flood Building Unhurt, Emporium Damaged." 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 09, Photograph 117
  Caption: "Niagara Falls," c. 1925. View of the three waterfalls that make up the iconic Niagara Falls straddling the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York. From left to right, the falls are called American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls (the smallest of the three), and Horseshoe Falls.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 244
  Caption: "Yosemite - From Inspiration Point," c. 1917. The Yosemite Valley, showing El Capitan (left middle distance), Cathedral Rocks (right middle distance), and Half Dome (far distance in the center).
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 048
  Caption: "South Gardens, Looking East from Tower," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-036.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 176
  Caption: "City Hall Monument S.F.," c. 1917, shows a monument at City Hall in San Francisco, topped with a statue of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare, and United States Army and Marines recruitment posters on easels nearby.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 304
  Caption: "Highway - Cloverdale to Ukiah," c. 1915, shows a view of foothills and valley from an unidentified highway (likely U.S. 101) in Sonoma County.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 107
  Caption: "Hialeah Race Track -- Miami -- Florida July 1, 1934." View of the grandstand at Hialeah Park Race Track. Constructed in 1922 as a greyhound racetrack, Hialeah began hosting horse races in 1925. Joseph E. Widener purchased the track in 1930. He embarked upon a series of improvements, adding a grandstand (seen here) and clubhouse facilities designed by Lester W. Geisler, as well as landscaped gardens and a lake in the infield that became home to a flock of flamingos. The new and improved Hialeah track, now called Hialeah Park, officially opened in 1932.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 128
  Caption: "Grand Canyon - Yellowstone National Park, view from artists' point," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 254
  Caption: "Shepperd's Dell - Columbia River Drive, Oregon," c. 1935.