Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 001
  No Caption: Grace McCarthy standing under a palm at unidentified location, c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 315
  Caption: "Balance Rock," c. 1917. Grace McCarthy poses in front a massive boulder balanced on its tip, appearing ready to fall over at any moment.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 058
  Caption: "Home of Mary Clark -- Movie Star -- New Orleans, June 17, 1934." View of large, two-story residence in New Orleans. William McCarthy described this as the home of Helen Marguerite Clark, a silent film actress who married Louisiana businessman Harry Palmerston Williams. California State Archives staff were not able to confirm that this house was one of the New Orleans-area residences owned by the couple.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 052
  Caption: "Russian River Healdsburg, Cal." William and Grace McCarthy (at far left) on wood bridge over the Russian River near Healdsburg. They are standing with three unidentified people.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 122
  Caption: "75m/m gun," c. 1906. William McCarthy is seen posing next to a large gun at an unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 054
  Caption: "Skaggs Springs," c. 1914. William and Grace McCarthy (fourth and fifth from the left) standing on a log with a group of unidentified friends and family in the Skaggs Springs area of Sonoma County. Skaggs Springs was a resort area along the Russian River, known for its hot springs. The area now lies beneath the waters of Lake Sonoma, flooded after construction of the Warm Springs Dam, completed in 1982.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 312
  No caption, c. 1915. William (driver's seat) and Grace (front passenger seat) McCarthy posing in an automobile with a group of unidentified friends and/or family members.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 123
  Caption: "5 Ton Tractor," c. 1906. William McCarthy is seen sitting on a military artillery tractor at an unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 055
  No caption, c. 1914. William and Grace McCarthy (fourth and fifth from the left) seated on a log with a group of unidentified friends and family in the Skaggs Springs area of Sonoma County. Skaggs Springs was a resort area along the Russian River, known for its hot springs. The area now lies beneath the waters of Lake Sonoma, flooded after construction of the Warm Springs Dam, completed in 1982.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 313
  Caption: "Motoring in Solano Co. Calif.," c. 1915. William (driver's seat) and Grace (rear seat, at right) McCarthy posing in an automobile with an unidentified woman.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 186
  Caption: "Tacoma Bridge.," c. 1913. Double leaf, Rall-type bascule bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. This is one of the rare instances where William McCarthy's labeling of the photographs in the albums is incorrect. The Broadway Bridge, built in 1913, was Portland's first bascule bridge, or drawbridge. It retains the distinction of being the longest bascule bridge span in the world.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 019
  No Caption: William and Grace McCarthy (standing and looking at the camera) at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915. The Panama Pacific International Exposition was held to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, as well as inventive technologies and new industries from around the world. It was also a chance for San Francisco to show the world how the great city had rebuilt and thrived after the devastation of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 060
  Caption: "French 75 Millimeter Gun Model of 1897." c. 1912-1915. William McCarthy posing with a French 75mm field gun, with an unidentified man. Commonly called the French 75, or simply the 75, this heavy, rapid-fire artillery gun was developed in 1897. During World War I it was adapted to fire shells full of toxic gas, and was also modified for mounting on an armored vehicle. See also 96-07-08-alb05-061.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 217
  Caption: "Totem Poles Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C." c. 1935, shows Grace and William McCarthy standing before several large totem poles in Stanley Park, Vancouver.
• McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 023
  No Caption: Grace and William McCarthy standing alongside fountain at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 132
  Caption: "Elcampo [sic] Grove," c. 1908. William McCarthy on the left, with four unidentified people at El Campo Grove in Marin County.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 267
  Caption: "Riverside Villa Healdsburg July 1914," shows William and Grace (right) McCarthy and an unidentified woman at the Riverside Villa resort along the Russian River in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 218
  Caption: "Totem Poles Stanley Park - Vancouver, B.C." c. 1935, shows William and Grace McCarthy posing before several large totem poles in Stanley Park, Vancouver.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 133
  Caption: "Elcampo [sic] Grove." c. 1908. William McCarthy sitting with two unidentified woman at El Campo Grove in Marin County.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 323
  No caption, c. 1909. William McCarthy (second from the left) and a group of unidentified family and friends boating on a river or lake.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 272
  No Caption: William McCarthy swimming in the Russian River at Healdsburg, c. 1914.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 274
  No Caption: William McCarthy (left) and Grace (far right), enjoying summertime at the Russian River with unidentified woman and child, c. 1915.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 200
  Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Entrance," c. 1915. View of the gateway to Benicia Arsenal, where William McCarthy worked (starting in 1903). Established in 1851, the Benicia Arsenal was the primary ordnance facility of the U.S. Army on the West Coast. The facility was deactivated in 1963, and closed completely the following year. The area now serves a vastly different function, providing work and retail space for artists and artisans.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 275
  Caption: "Camp at Healdsburg," c. 1915, shows Grace and William McCarthy standing before their campsite tent at Healdsburg.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 141
  Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Gate," c. 1905, Benicia, California. William McCarthy began his career as an inspector of armaments for the U.S. War Department at the Benicia Arsenal in 1903. The arsenal was established in 1851 as the first Ordnance Supply Depot in the West, from which it supplied and supported U.S. troops, from the Civil War through WWII and the Korean War. It was deactivated in 1963.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 276
  No Caption: A group of people pose under a tree at an unidentified location. Grace McCarthy is sitting in rocking chair at far left, and William (in white shirt) is sitting on the ground, c. 1915.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 142
  Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Avenue," c. 1905, Benicia, California. William McCarthy began his career as an inspector of armaments for the U.S. War Department at the Benicia Arsenal in 1903. The arsenal was established in 1851 as the first Ordnance Supply Depot in the West, from which it supplied and supported U.S. troops, from the Civil War through WWII and the Korean War. It was deactivated in 1963.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 227
  Caption: "Butcharts Gardens, Victoria, B.C." c. 1935, shows William McCarthy standing in the gardens.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 143
  No Caption. A view of the Benicia Arsenal, with the store house in the distance. William McCarthy began his career as an inspector of armaments for the U.S. War Department at the Benicia Arsenal in 1903. The arsenal was established in 1851 as the first Ordnance Supply Depot in the West, from which it supplied and supported U.S. troops, from the Civil War through WWII and the Korean War. It was deactivated in 1963. Benicia Arsenal store house in the distance, c. 1905.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 144
  Caption: "Benicia Arsenal," c. 1905. Overview shot of the Benicia Arsenal. William McCarthy began his career as an inspector of armaments for the U.S. War Department at the Benicia Arsenal in 1903. The arsenal was established in 1851 as the first Ordnance Supply Depot in the West, from which it supplied and supported U.S. troops, from the Civil War through WWII and the Korean War. It was deactivated in 1963.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 270
  Caption: "U.S. 1-inch Gun, Subcaliber Practice." c. 1905. William McCarthy poses next to a large piece of heavy artillery at what appears to be a battery for coastal defense.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 022
  Caption: "Ordnance Machine Shop. Presidio," c. 1906. William McCarthy (far right) and two unidentified men standing in front of the ordnance machine shop at the Presidio.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 281
  No Caption: William McCarthy (second from left) and four unidentified men standing on a road in an unidentified location, c. 1915.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 336
  No caption, c. 1917. Group of men posing on 6" Howitzers at Camp Kearney. William McCarthy is standing in a dark suit just beneath the barrel of the middle gun. Camp Kearney was established by the U.S. Army in 1917 just north of San Diego. The post was largely abandoned by the government in 1920, used as a military and civilian airfield. It did not see increased military service again until the 1930s.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 282
  Caption: "Riverside Villa Aug 15, 1915," shows William (seated at center) and Grace McCarthy (standing eighth from right) with friends and family at the riverside Villa resort on the Russian River at Healdsburg.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 337
  Caption: "6 inch Howitzers -- Camp Kearney," c. 1917. View of several 6" Howitzers, as well as several outbuildings and a line of artillery weapons under canvas covers. William McCarthy is standing next to the middle Howitzer. Camp Kearney was established by the U.S. Army in 1917 just north of San Diego. The post was largely abandoned by the government in 1920, used as a military and civilian airfield. It did not see increased military service again until the 1930s.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 208
  Caption: "Gatling Gun," c. 1905. William McCarthy sitting in the operator's position of a Gatling gun, an early rapid-fire, crank-turned weapon first used during combat in the Civil War. Developed in 1861 by Dr. Richard J. Gatling, the weapon was commonly used during the late nineteenth century before being superseded by newer, more modern guns.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 210
  Caption: "Main Entrance, Radio City or Rockefeller Center, N.Y. Aug 11, 1934." William McCarthy standing in front of the Prometheus sculpture in Rockefeller Center. The gilded bronze statue, designed by sculptor Paul Manship, was erected in 1934 in the middle of New York's Rockefeller Center.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 334a
  Image withheld due to copyright considerations. For more information, please contact the California State Archives Reference Desk at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246. This postcard, sent to William and Grace McCarthy in May 1937, commemorates the coronation of George VI, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. The front of the postcard features both an American flag and the Union Jack of Great Britain.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 334b
  Image withheld due to copyright considerations. For more information, please contact the California State Archives Reference Desk at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246. This postcard, sent to William and Grace McCarthy in May 1937, commemorates the coronation of George VI, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. The back of the postcard features an image of the Hotel de Ville in Paris.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 149
  Caption: "Ordnance Mechanics," c. 1905. William McCarthy (center) stands before equipment with several unidentified mechanics at the Benicia Arsenal.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 339
  No caption, c. 1917. William McCarthy standing next to a 6" Howitzer at Camp Kearney. Camp Kearney was established by the U.S. Army in 1917 just north of San Diego. The post was largely abandoned by the government in 1920, used as a military and civilian airfield. It did not see increased military service again until the 1930s.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 334e
  Image withheld due to copyright considerations. For more information, please contact the California State Archives Reference Desk at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246. Image is a map of the United States showing "Our 1934 United States Automobile Tour. Traveled 10,000 miles -- May 14 to Oct 9.th. Note the Blue Line for Route of Travel." The blue line stretches from San Francisco to Los Angeles, then along the southern portion of the U.S. into Florida, south to Havana, and then north along the East Coast until heading east from Boston. The route skirted the Great Lakes then struck out across the Great Plains, Colorado, and Nevada, before ending in San Francisco to complete the loop.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 341
  No caption, c. 1917. William McCarthy (center) standing with the unidentified crew of a 6" Howitzer at Camp Kearney. Camp Kearney was established by the U.S. Army in 1917 just north of San Diego. The post was largely abandoned by the government in 1920, used as a military and civilian airfield. It did not see increased military service again until the 1930s.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 031
  Caption: "Palace of Fine Arts," with William McCarthy smiling for the camera at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb03-104.
• McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 342
  Caption: "Artillery Repair Truck," c. 1917. William McCarthy standing on a truck modified for field artillery repair, at Camp Kearney. Camp Kearney was established by the U.S. Army in 1917 just north of San Diego. The post was largely abandoned by the government in 1920, used as a military and civilian airfield. It did not see increased military service again until the 1930s.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 154
  Caption: "Russian River - Healdsburg," c. 1914. William and Grace McCarthy are seen rowing a boat on the Russian River.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 290
  Caption: "Riverside Villa Scenes," c. 1915, shows William (standing in water) and Grace McCarthy (in the water) with a group of unidentified people in a boat on the Russian River at Healdsburg.
• McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 119
  Caption: "Feeding the Woodchuck - Yellowstone," c. 1935. William McCarthy feeding a woodchuck.
• McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 297
  Caption: "Armstrong Grove - Guerneville," c. 1915, shows William (seated on right) and Grace McCarthy (standing beside him), posing next to a giant fallen tree with three unidentified people.