Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 011
  Caption: "Reflections on Lagoon," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 139
  Caption: "Canada" pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 017
  No Caption: A landslide at Brookdale Farm, Pajaro, Watsonville, California. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 061
  Caption: "Fort Worden. Mid Winter." Construction of Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington, on Admiralty Inlet of Puget Sound began 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 064
  Caption: "Steamer Indianapolis, Seattle.," c. 1906-1908. View of the Indianapolis, a steamship in the fleet of the Alaskan Steamship Company. Built in 1904, the Indianapolis was purchased by the Alaskan Steamship Company (ASC) in 1906. In 1908, it was transferred to the Puget Sound Navigation Company, a subsidiary to the ASC. The Indianapolis was subsequently scrapped in Seattle, in 1938.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 378
  Caption: "Sam Browns [sic] botanical garden, Huichihuayan, Mexico. Coffee, vanilla, bananas, and many tropical fruits are grown in this garden."
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 230
  Caption: "Canby Lighthouse.," c. 1905-1909. The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse sits on a rocky point overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River. Built in the 1850s, the lighthouse was electrified in 1934 and automated in 1973. The lighthouse is now part of the Cape Disappointment State Park (formerly Fort Canby State Park).
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 045
  No Caption: An unidentified man standing in front of a house at an unidentified location, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 170
  Caption: "San Francisco April 18 1906." A view of the city 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 09, Photograph 118
  Caption: "Niagara River," c. 1925. The Whirlpool Rapids Bridge can be seen in this view of the Niagara River. The two-deck arch bridge, opened in 1897, connects the towns of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, and Niagara Falls, New York.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 245
  Caption: "Yosemite," c. 1917. View of Yosemite Valley, taken from the valley floor, with Half Dome rising at the right. .
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 049
  Caption: "Arch, Court of the Universe, Eastern," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-037.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 177
  Caption: "City Hall, Return of American Forces from France," in San Francisco after the end of World War I, 1919.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 305
  Caption: The Chapel - Italian Swiss Colony - Asti, Calif.," c. 1915, near Cloverdale in Sonoma County.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 108
  Caption: "Peninsula and Occidental R.R. Florida. July 2, 34." View of railroad tracks carried over water into the distance on a wood trestle. This is likely part of the Overseas Railroad, an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, built to connect Key West with the Florida mainland.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 231a
  Caption: "Aug. 28, 1934." Clipping from unidentified newspaper or pamphlet regarding "High Buildings in New York City." The clipping gives the names, addresses, number of stories, and height in feet of thirty-four New York skyscrapers.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 129
  Caption: "Lower Falls - Yellowstone Park," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 255
  Caption: "Crown Point - Columbia River Drive - Oregon," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 012
  No Caption: A view of the Tower of Jewels and street lamps at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 140
  No Caption: Canada Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 018
  No Caption: See also: 96-07-08-alb06-073, with caption: "Trestle over Pajaro River, Watsonville." c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 062
  Caption: "Fort Casey Lake," Washington, c. 1908. Peaceful scene at Crockett Lake near Fort Casey, the water so still that the trees and surrounding hills are clearly reflected in the lake's waters.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 002
  Caption: "Market Street, San Francisco, May 21, 1935," shows the busy thoroughfare with the San Francisco Chronicle building on the right.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 378a
  Caption: "We stopped at Gandy Courts." A section of a tourist informational brochure describing the village of Tamazunchale, in "the heart of the Huastecan Indian country."
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 231
  Caption: "Scene at Fort Canby, Wash.," c. 1909. View of jetty and wharf facilities jutting out from the shoreline near Fort Canby in the state of Washington. See also 96-07-08-alb05-171.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 171
  Caption: "After the Fire," shows the remains of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fires. 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 246
  Caption: "Yosemite," c. 1917. View of the Yosemite Valley.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 050
  Caption: "Arch, Court of the Universe, Western," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-038.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 178
  No Caption: shows a beachhead at San Francisco, c. 1918.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 109
  Caption: "P. and O. R.R. -- Key West to Miami -- Florida. July 2, 1934." View of railroad tracks carried on a berm in the foreground and on a trestle over water in the distance. This is likely part of the Overseas Railroad, an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, built to connect Key West with the Florida mainland.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 130
  Caption: "View from Inspiration Point. Grand Canyon-Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 256
  Caption: "Mitchell Point Tunnel - Columbia River Drive, Oregon," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 013
  Caption: "Colonnades - Court of the Universe," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 141
  Caption: "Argentine" Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 103
  No caption, c. 1910. Image of parlor or dining room decorated for a celebration. Strings of beads or bells hang around the entry to the room.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 019
  No Caption: Railroad trestle over Pajaro River at Watsonville, California, c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 063
  Caption: "Fort Worden, Wash." Washington, c. 1908.Construction of Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington, on Admiralty Inlet of Puget Sound began 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 189
  Caption: "Mission Dolores. The old landmark stood." View of Mission San Francisco de Asís, also known as Mission Dolores. Dedicated in 1791, the adobe mission survived the 1906 earthquake and fire with minor damage, while the brick church right next door was destroyed.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 003
  Caption: "Golden Gate Park Music Stand, San Francisco."
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 379
  Caption: "Hermoso [sic] Dorothy Gandy. A youthful Mexican beauty."
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 232
  Caption: "6" Disappearing Battery," c. 1905-1909. 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 047
  Caption: "On The Sacramento River. View from end of train," c. 1906, shows a train traveling along the Sacramento River in northern California.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 247
  Caption: "Vernal Falls [sic]," c. 1917. Vernal Fall is a 317-foot waterfall on the Merced River, downstream of Nevada Fall.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 051
  Caption: "Court of the Universe Looking West," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-039.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 179
  No Caption: shows a building of what appears to be a large house, with several automobiles parked nearby at an unidentified location, c. 1918.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 110
  Caption: "P. and O. R.R. Key West to Miami -- Florida. July 2, 1934." View of railroad tracks running over water to an island in the distance. This is likely part of the Overseas Railroad, an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, built to connect Key West with the Florida mainland.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 233
  Caption: "Bowling Green, New York. Aug. 31, 1934." Street scene in New York City, showing Broadway near the small public park Bowling Green. See also 96-07-08-alb04-076 and 96-07-08-alb09-204.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 131
  Caption: "29 Grizzly Bears feeding on garbage and a flock of seagulls [sic] waiting for a bite when the bears leave the grounds. Bear feeding grounds - Yellowstone Grand Canyon," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 257
  Caption: "Mount Hood, Oregon, Elev. 11225 ft. View from Buzzard Point," c. 1935. Mount Hood is a potentially active volcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc of the Cascade Range in the Clackamas and Hood River counties of northern Oregon. The last eruption of Mount Hood was in 1907.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 014
  Caption: "South Gardens," with the Palace of Horticulture in the background, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.