Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 106
  No Caption: shows reflecting pool and the Tower of Jewels in the background, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 234
  Caption: "General View - Panama -California Exposition, San Diego, Cal." Shows a bird's eye view of the exposition grounds.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 037
  Caption: "Houston Ship Channel Ferry -- Houston Tex. June 9, 34." View of a ferry with a single vehicle on board, crossing the Houston Ship Channel. The dredged channel was opened in 1914 as part of the Port of Houston.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 164
  Caption: "Walterboro Negroes and Their Shack. If the Window Wont [sic] Stay Closed, Put a Stick Up to It, You Wont [sic] Break the Glass. House Foundation Gone But They Live Merrily On. July 17, 1934." Unidentified family posing in front of a dilapidated home in Walterboro.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 286
  Caption: "Performing Elephants. Chicago Fair. Sept 23 1934." Three elephants performing in a circus ring at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 059
  Caption: "Arizona Grand Canyon and Colorado River," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 312
  No Caption: Redwood trees in Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 069
  Caption: "Service Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 289
  Caption: "High School -- San Diego," c. 1910. By 1902 San Diego's schools had become overcrowded enough to warrant the construction of a new high school building. Completed in 1907 and designed by F.S. Allen, the new building was quickly nicknamed the "Grey Castle on the Hill" in reference to its castle-like parapets and towers. The Grey Castle was torn down in 1975 to make way for a facility in compliance with new earthquake safety laws.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 119
  Caption: "Cliff House." c. 1906. A view of San Francisco's Cliff House from Sutro Heights Park. The Victorian structure shown here is the third building on the site, constructed in 1896. It was later destroyed by a fire, in 1907.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 121a
  No Caption: Yellow ribbon commemorating "San Francisco Day" at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Held in Seattle 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 245
  No Caption: undated. View of two heavy artillery coastal defense guns.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 429
  Caption: "Presidential Palace dining room - hand carved chairs and wall ornaments - tapestry of gold and silver thread-Mexico City."
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 102
  No caption. Unidentified machinery at the Crockett Sugar Mill, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 107
  No Caption: Tower of Jewels at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-012.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 235
  Caption: "Prado. P.C. Exp. July 18, 1915," shows a continuous covered arcade and walkway demarcated by arches at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego. See also 96-07-08alb01-156.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 038
  Caption: "San Jacinto Battle Ground -- Tex, June 11 34." View of the gated entry to the San Jacinto Battleground. The site was the location of the Battle of San Jacinto, in which the Texan Army (led by Sam Houston) defeated the Mexican army (led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna), paving the way for the formation of the Republic of Texas. A Texas Historic Site, the battleground was also declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 165
  Caption: "Mother, Son and Daughter, Hardeeville, S.C., July 16, 1934." Unidentified woman posing with two small children.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 060
  No Caption: A view of the Grand Canyon, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 186
  Caption: "Cascade Mountain Elev. 9840 ft. Entering Banff from the west - Alberta, CA.," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 313
  No Caption: A big tree at Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 070
  No Caption: Sculpture at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 032
  Caption: "Alcatraz," c. 1920. Image of lighthouse, main prison building (at top of hill), residences, and wharf facilities at Alcatraz Island prior to its designation as a federal penitentiary in 1934. Built in 1859 by the U.S. Army for coastal defense purposes, the fort at Alcatraz began serving as a prison in 1861. It ceased function as a defense fortification and became the Pacific Branch of the U.S. Military Prison in 1907. Over the next two decades the facilities on the island were modified and modernized.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 077
  No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-261 with caption: "Hagerman Avenue, Eddy, N.M." New Mexico, c. 1905. A view of an unidentified woman standing on the side of a dirt road.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 120
  No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb07-284 with caption: "The Fatal Wedding." Shows an unidentified bride and groom at an outdoor wedding, at unidentified location, c. 1915.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 246
  No Caption: undated. View of a heavy artillery coastal defense gun and its carriage. The carriage may be damaged, or in the midst of being constructed.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 430
  Caption: "Chapultepec Castle - Presidential Palace, Mexico City."
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 103
  No caption: Four unidentified men pose next to machinery at the Crockett Sugar Mill, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 227
  Caption: "Field Piece in Action." Unidentified location, c. 1905-1915. Shows a crew of men operating a 3" field gun, a heavy artillery gun set onto a carriage for mobile use. The U.S. military used these guns between 1905 and 1919, gradually phasing them out of use during the 1920s in favor of more modern weapons.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 049
  Caption: "Dragons Mouth - Yellowstone Park," c. 1923. This hot spring originates deep underground. Rising gas and steam create pressure bubbles within the mud of the cavern. When they burst against the cave roof, they emit a growling, booming sound. Steam also drifts from the cavern entrance, creating the illusion of smoke from a dragon's mouth.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 177
  No caption. An unidentified woman seated on a horse saddled in English tack at the John Shields house in the Daybreak Estates area of Long Island.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 108
  No Caption: shows the Tower of Jewels with the Fountain of Energy (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 039
  Caption: "Louisiana Highway, June 12, 34." A highway in Louisiana recedes into the distance, flanked by tall vegetation.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 166
  Caption: "Negro Family, Hardeeville, S.C. July 16, 1934." Unidentified woman posing with several children.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 061
  Caption: "Pueblo Indians at Hopi House, Indian War Dance-Arizona Grand Canyon," c. 1935
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 187
  Caption: "Lake Louise - view from Chateau - Alberta, Canada," c. 1935.
• McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 071
  Caption: "Liberty Bell," on display in the Pennsylvania State Building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, after its 3,000 mile journey from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 033
  Caption: "Transport Dock.," undated. Unidentified building on pier, with two boats docked.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 291
  Caption: "Echo Park [sic] Los Angeles," c. 1910. View across Echo Lake at lush vegetation along the far lake edge. Echo Lake Park opened in 1895. The lake was originally created in 1868 to support the operations of a mill. The mill, however, closed seven years later. The site was later selected for conversion to a city park.
• McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 078
  No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-262 with caption: "Mexican Hut, Carlsbad, N.M." New Mexico, c. 1905. A view of an unidentified man standing in front of a dwelling.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 122
  No Caption: Entryway to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition as seen at night. Held in Seattle 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 06, Photograph 104
  Caption: "Filter Presses and Packing Room Gang," c. 1906, shows a group of unidentified men working in the packing room at the Crockett Sugar Mill.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 050
  Caption: "Orange Hot Spring - Yellowstone, " c. 1923. View of Yellowstone's Orange Spring Mound, part of the complex of thermal features at the Mammoth Hot Springs.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 178
  No caption. An unidentified woman seated on a horse saddled in English tack at the John Shields house in the Daybreak Estates area of Long Island.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 305
  Caption: "Sunrise - Mirror Lake - Yosemite," c. 1917. A reflection of a sunrise on Mirror Lake. The lake, fed by Tenaya Creek, is the remains of a glacial lake that used to fill most of the valley. Its calm waters provide near-perfect reflections of the surrounding natural splendor.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 109
  Caption: "Column of Progress," shows The Adventurous Bowman (Hermon A. McNeil, sculptor) on top of column, with a four-panel frieze at the base of column (Isadore Konti, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 237
  Caption: "Fine Arts Building P.C. Exp.," at the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park San Diego. See also 96-07-08-alb01-158.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 040
  Caption: "Wild Hyacinths in River Bed -- Morgan City, Louisiana, June 13, 34." View of a riverbed choked with wild hyacinths, many of which are in bloom. No water is visible.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 167
  Caption: "Negro Lady, Hardeville [sic], S.C. July 16, 1934." Unidentified woman posing in front of a dilapidated home.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 289
  Caption: "State Capitol Building. Des Moines, Iowa. Sept. 26, 1934." Construction began on Iowa's State Capitol Building, designed by John C. Cochrane and Alfred H. Piquenard, in 1871, but was not completed until 1886. Mifflin E. Bell, an assistant to Piquenard, redesigned the central dome after Piquenard's death in 1876. Damage to the building's exterior over the years prompted a massive renovation project, begun in 1983 and completed in 2001.