Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 117
  Caption: "Sutter [sic] Fort. Sacramento.," c. 1920. A gun tower at Sutter's Fort, and a gate bracketed by two cannons. John Sutter established the fort in 1839, calling it New Helvetia. After the discovery of gold at one of Sutter's mills (at Coloma, on the American River), almost all of the fort's inhabitants left for the gold fields in the foothills. The fort deteriorated until being restored from 1891-1893. The fort is now the site of a State Historic Park. See also 96-07-08-alb05-118.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 033
  No Caption: The Dutch Windmill at the western edge of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 077
  Caption: "Ruins of Call Building." Completed in 1898 and designed by civic leader Claus Spreckels, the Call building on the corner of 3rd and Market streets was one of the first skyscrapers in San Francisco, built to house the San Francisco Call newspaper offices. While the structure withstood the 1906 earthquake, the interior caught fire and sustained considerable damage. After major renovations, the building is today known as The Central Tower.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 080
  Caption: "City Park -- Port Townsend," c. 1906. Park scene, possibly in autumn or winter, with a stream cascading down into a small pond or lake.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 017
  Caption: "City Hall, Los Angeles, Population of Los Angeles 1, 360,000," The iconic Los Angeles City Hall building, completed in 1928, still houses the offices of the mayor and city council. Defined as "Modern American" by one of the architects who worked on the original building, the landmark was restored to its original grandeur and seismically stabilized in 2001. See also 96-07-08-alb11-005, dated May 18, 1934.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 394
  No Caption: A page from an informational tourist brochure describing Mexico City.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 061
  Caption: "The Park Music Stand," c.1906. Façade of the Golden Gate Park Bandstand, which shows some damage, possibly from the 1906 earthquake.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 184
  Caption: "Tamalpais Tavern and Railway From West Point," c. 1907.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 007
  Caption: "Market Street S.F," c. 1935. A bustling Market Street scene with many people, cars and trollies. San Francisco's Ferry Building can be seen in the distance at the far right.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 261
  Caption: "Summit of Nevada Falls [sic]," c. 1917. View from the top of Nevada Fall into Yosemite Valley.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 065
  Caption: "On the Avenue of Palms," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 193
  Caption: "Hotel Vendome," c. 1910, was a luxury hotel in San Jose that opened in 1889. It was purchased by a real estate syndicate in 1930 and subsequently demolished in order to subdivide the property into lots for residential housing. See also 96-07-08-alb03-100 and 96-07-08-alb05-115.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 001b
  This clipping from an unidentified newspaper or newsletter features an article by Paul Harrison called "Rattlesnakes Used in Canapes." It discusses the use of rattlesnake meat in a New York restaurant.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 124a
  Caption: "Morro Castle -- Havana -- Cuba. July 4, 1934." Morro Castle, also called Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, has guarded the entrance to Havana's harbor since 1589. Various additions have been built over the years, including the Faro Castillo del Morro Lighthouse, added in 1846. Morro Castle currently houses the offices of the Havana Harbormaster, and operates as a museum.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 247
  Caption: "Capitol Building of New York State, Albany, N.Y., Sept. 7, 1934." New York State's Capitol Building was constructed between 1867 and 1899. The initial architect, Thomas Fuller, designed the first floor in a Classical or Romanesque style. He was replaced by Leopold Eidlitz and Henry Hobson Richardson, who designed the next two floors in a Renaissance style. The final architect to preside over the project was Isaac G. Perry, who completed the building in a Victorian-Romanesque style. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1979.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 145
  Caption: "Beaver Dam - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 271
  Caption: "Oregon Caves Chateau," c. 1935. The Oregon Caves National Monument was established in 1909. The Oregon Caves Chateau, built in the rustic style (Gust Lium, architect), opened in 1934. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 028
  Caption: "Palace of Horticulture," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 156
  Caption: "Prado," a continuos covered arcade and walkway demarcated by arches at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 118
  Caption: "Sutter [sic] Fort. Sacramento.," c. 1920. Image of the main building of Sutter's Fort. John Sutter established the fort in 1839, calling it New Helvetia. After the discovery of gold at one of Sutter's mills (at Coloma, on the American River), almost all of the fort's inhabitants left for the gold fields in the foothills. The fort deteriorated until being restored from 1891-1893. The fort is now the site of a State Historic Park. See also 96-07-08-alb05-117.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 034
  No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb03-097 with caption: "Wave on Bakers Beach Presidio," San Francisco, California, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 078
  Caption: "Big Trees Santa Cruz." General Grant, located in the Santa Cruz Big Tree Grove, c. 1905.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 081
  Caption: "Fort Townsend," c. 1906. Park-like scene, with buildings in the distance and a flag pole at the right. The U.S. Army established Fort Townsend in 1856. Abandoned after a fire destroyed the barracks buildings in 1895, it was reactivated during World War II to serve as a munitions defusing station. It was turned over to the State of Washington in 1953, and is now in use as Fort Townsend State Park.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 018
  Caption: "Seventh St. at Broadway, Los Angeles," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 395
  Caption: "Paseo de La Reforma, the beautiful boulevard of Mexico City."
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 062
  Caption: "Japanese Garden. Golden Gate Park," c. 1910. Originally created as a "Japanese Village" exhibit for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition, the still existing Japanese Tea Garden is now the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 185
  Caption: "Santa Rosa Parade," c. 1907. A view of drummers in band attire leading a parade down a dirt street in Santa Rosa.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 008
  Caption: "State Capitol - Calif, " c. 1920. View of the California State Capitol Building. Much of the building is obscured by trees, but the dome is visible. Designed by M.F. Butler, California's State Capitol Building experienced significant delays while under construction. Crews broke ground on December 4, 1856, but the Legislature did not occupy the building until 1869, and the building was not fully completed until 1874.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 066
  Caption: "Entrance. Manufacturers Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-050.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 124b
  Caption: "Morro Castle -- Havana -- Cuba. July 4, 1934." Morro Castle, also called Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, has guarded the entrance to Havana's harbor since 1589. Various additions have been built over the years, including the Faro Castillo del Morro Lighthouse, added in 1846. Morro Castle currently houses the offices of the Havana Harbormaster, and operates as a museum.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 248
  Caption: "Delaware and Hudson R.R. Office Building, Albany, N.Y., Sept. 7, 1934." View of the enormous Gothic building constructed by and for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company between 1914-1918. It also housed the offices of the Albany Evening Journal. A small city park sits in front of the building's central tower, surrounded on all sides by a looped street originally intended for trolley cars. The building was gradually abandoned by the businesses within, until purchased in 1973 by the State University of New York (SUNY). SUNY renovated the building for use as its administrative offices, a purpose which it still serves today.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 146
  Caption: "Cleopatra Terrace - Mammoth Springs - Yellowstone Park," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 272
  Caption: "Redwood Highway near Crescent City," c. 1935. U.S. Route 101, or the Redwood Highway as it is known in northern California, was established in 1926. It is also known as El Camino Real (The Royal Road) along the southern and central California Coast and approximates the old trail that linked the missions, pueblos, and presidios of the Spanish era.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 029
  Caption: "Court of Four Seasons," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 119
  No caption, c. 1920. Scene along the Sacramento River, showing some houses on the bank and two small rowboats.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 035
  No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb06-227, with caption: "Field Piece in Action." Unidentified location, c. 1905.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 079
  Caption: "Chetzemoka Park. Port Townsend." Washington, c. 1905.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 396
  Caption: "Independence column, on the Avenida Paseo de la Reforma." Unofficially known as El Angel (The Angel), and officially as Monumento a la Indenpendencia (Monument to Independence), located in Mexico City.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 248
  Caption: "Eagle Gate -- Salt Lake City," c. 1916. View of the Eagle Gate, a monument in the shape of an arch topped by an eagle with outstretched wings. The monument was originally erected in 1859 to commemorate the entrance to Brigham Young's property. The monument has been remodeled several times over the years, including a change from a carved wooden eagle to a 4,000-pound bronze eagle with twenty-foot wingspan.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 186
  Caption: "Napa Parade," c. 1907. A view of a parade procession on a dirt road in Napa.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 009
  Caption: "Utah State Capitol. Salt Lake City." c. 1923. View of Utah's State Capitol Building, designed by Richard K.A. Kletting and built between 1912 and 1916.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 136
  Caption: "Court Cottages - Montreal," c. 1925. View of several connected, multi-story apartments in Montreal.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 263
  Caption: "Potato Race - July 4, 1917." Several horseback riders holding long poles skirmish in what appears to be a game similar to polo, played with a potato. A crowd has gathered to watch the game, while the rock cliff walls of Yosemite Valley tower in the background. Given the date, this was likely part of Independence Day festivities in the Yosemite Valley.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 067
  Caption: "In the Court of Palms," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-051.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 273
  Caption: "Big Tree, General Custer - near Crescent City, Cal.," c.1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 030
  Caption: "Court of Palms," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 158
  Caption: "Fine Arts Building" at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 120
  No caption, c. 1920. Scene along the Sacramento River, showing a small two-masted ship carrying freight.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 036
  No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb06-168 with caption: "Mission Street After the Quake." A view of Mission Street damage resulting from the San Francisco earthquake.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 080
  Caption: "Cliff House." People standing on Ocean Beach watching the third Cliff House burning in San Francisco, in 1907. The original Cliff House was built in 1858. The second was built in 1863 and was destroyed by fire on Christmas day in 1894. The third Victorian- style Cliff House was completed in 1896, and although it survived the 1906 earthquake and fires, it burned to the ground in 1907, as seen in this image. A fourth Cliff House was then built with steel-reinforced concrete and opened in 1909.