Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 201
  Caption: "Empire State Building in Center, Lower Manhattan in the Distance. View from Radio City Bldg. New York. Aug. 3, 1934." The Empire State Building dominates this bird's eye view of New York. Construction began on this iconic 102-story building, designed by William F. Lamb, in 1930. Completed by early 1931, it held the title of world's tallest building for almost 40 years, until being surpassed in 1970 by the construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower. It is now the fifth-tallest building in the U.S., and the 28th-tallest in the world.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 200
  Caption: "Manhattan. View from Brooklyn Bridge. New York City, N.Y [sic], Aug. 2, 1934." View of the Manhattan skyline as it appeared in 1934.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 199
  Caption: "Statue of Liberty, New York. Aug 2, 1934." 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 11, Photograph 198b
  No caption. Clipping from an unidentified newspaper or pamphlet regarding the history of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 198a
  No caption. Commemorative U.S. postage stamp issued in 1931, featuring the Statue of Liberty, with the word "Liberty" on a scroll across the bottom of the stamp. This was only the second time the Statue of Liberty was featured on a postage stamp.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 198
  Caption: "New York Sky Scrapers. Empire State bldg. on Right. Aug. 2, 1934." Bird's eye view of New York City showing a forest of sky scrapers, the tallest being the Empire State Building on the right side of the photograph.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 197
  Caption: "George Washington Bridge. New Jersey to New York. Aug 1, 1934." This suspension bridge, designed by Othmar Ammann, spans the Hudson River between Manhattan in New York City, and Fort Lee, New Jersey. Constructed between 1927 and 1931, the bridge included the longest main span in the world at the time, a record it held until construction of the Golden Gate Bridge was completed in 1937. It was originally built with only one deck, but a second deck opened in 1962. Still in active use today, it carried over 51 million vehicles in 2016.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 196
  Caption: "Independence Hall -- Phila. July 31, 1934." A view of the steeple and bell tower of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, site of the debate over and signing of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Completed in 1753 for the use of the Pennsylvania Province's colonial legislature, it was also the site of a 1915 convention marking the formation of the League to Enforce Peace, predecessor entity to the United Nations. The Georgian-style building, designed by Edmund Woolley and Andrew Hamilton, has undergone several renovations. Only the central portion of the building is original -- all other portions of the building have been rebuilt at some point in its past. This building also housed the Liberty Bell until 1976, when the bell was moved to the Liberty Bell Center across the street.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 195
  Caption: "City Hall, Broad St. Philadelphia, PA. July 31, 1934." Street scene along Broad Street in Philadelphia, with the City Hall building visible in the middle of the photograph. Philadelphia's City Hall was built in 1901, designed by architect John McArthur, Jr. At completion, the building was the world's tallest inhabitable structure. It is the largest municipal building in the world, with almost 700 rooms. A 37-foot-tall statute of William Penn (founder of Philadelphia) adorns the peak of the structure, created by Alexander Milne Calder.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 194
  Caption: "A Block of Broad St. Homes, Philadelphia, PA. July 31, 1934." Row houses along Philadelphia's Broad Street.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 193
  Caption: "Apartments with their White Stone Steps, Baltimore, Maryland. July 30, 1934." View of several apartment buildings, almost identical, sheathed in brick with stone steps leading to the front doors.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 192
  Caption: "George Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. July 29, 1934." The obelisk of the Washington Monument rises above the Reflecting Pool on National Mall in Washington, D.C. Built between 1848 and 1888 to commemorate George Washington (former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States), the obelisk is the world's tallest stone structure at a height of 555 feet.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 191
  Caption: "New Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. July 29, 1934." View of central, domed portion and wing of the National Museum of Natural History, one of ten Smithsonian Institute museums along National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum opened in 1910.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 190a
  This undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper provides a detailed description of the Washington Monument.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 190
  Caption: "Old Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. July 28, 1934." Taken from across a park, this photograph shows the Smithsonian complex rising above surrounding trees. Built in 1855, it houses the Smithsonian Institute's administrative offices and information center.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 189
  Caption: "U.S. Capitol Building in the distance. View Taken from the Washington Monument. Washington, D.C. July 27, 1934." Bird's eye view of a portion of the National Mall, between the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Building.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 188
  Caption: "Interstate Commerce Buildings, Washington, D.C. July 27, 1934, Taken from Washington Monument." Bird's eye view of the Department of Labor Building complex (which also included the offices of the Interstate Commerce Commission), constructed between 1932-1934.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 187
  Caption: "Portion of Cities [sic] Beauty, Washington, D.C. July 26, 1934, Taken from Washington Capitol Dome." Bird's eye view of a portion of Washington, D.C., showing Upper and Lower Senate Parks.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 186
  Caption: "Congressional Library, Washington, D.C. July 25, 1934. Taken from Washington Capitol Dome." A view of the Library of Congress. The Beaux Arts-style building was constructed between 1888 and 1894. It serves as the national library of the U.S., as well as the research library for the U.S. Congress.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 185
  Caption: "Agricultural Building, Washington, D.C. July 24, 1934." The Administration Building for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Jamie L. Whitten Building, sprawls across this photograph. The enormous Beaux-Arts style building, designed by Rankin, Kellogg, and Crane, was constructed between 1903 and 1930.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 184
  Caption: "Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. July 24, 1934." View of the Lincoln Memorial's façade. The memorial's outer structure, styled after a Greek Doric temple, was designed by architect Henry Bacon, while the statue of Abraham Lincoln within was designed by Daniel Chester French. The memorial was dedicated in 1922.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 183
  Caption: "The White House. Washington, D.C. July 23, 1934." East Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. The Neoclassical-style residence and work place of the United States President, designed by James Hoban, was constructed between 1792 and 1800. See also 96-07-08-alb04-085 and 96-07-08-alb09-222.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 182
  Caption: "Capitol Building, Washington, D. C. July 23, 1934." View of the domed United States Capitol, housing both the Senate and House of Representatives. Constructed between 1793 and 1800 and designed by architect William Thornton, the building has undergone several expansions, including the addition of the wedding-cake-style dome in the 1850s.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 181
  Caption: "George Washingions [sic] Home, Rear View, Mt. Vernon, Va. July 22, 1934." Rear view of Mount Vernon, the plantation home of George and Martha Washington. Built between 1758 and 1778, the Palladian-style mansion is now owned in trust by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and open to the public.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 180
  Caption: "George Washingtons [sic] Tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia, July 22, 1934." The gated entrance to the tomb holding the remains of George Washington are seen in this photograph, overgrown by ivy. Two unidentified people stand at either side of the entry. The brick tomb was constructed after Washington's death in 1799.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 179
  Caption: "Potomac River, View from Mt. Vernon. July 22, 1934." Trees obscure much of the photograph, but the Potomac River can be glimpsed in the distance.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 178
  Caption: "George Washingtons [sic] Home, Mt. Vernon, Virginia. July 22, 1934." View of Mount Vernon, the plantation home of George and Martha Washington. Built between 1758 and 1778, the Palladian-style mansion is now owned in trust by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and open to the public.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 177
  Caption: "Erected by the Women's Club of Richmond Va. Fredericksburg. VA. July 21, 1934." View of the Aquia Crucifix Monument in Virginia's Stafford County. Erected in 1930, the monument consists of a crucifix atop a stone marker with a plaque.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 176
  Caption: "Chamberlayne Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. July, [sic] 21, 1934." View of a wide thoroughfare, with a grass median, lined by trees.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 175
  Caption: "Post Office, Richmond, Virginia, July 21, 1934." View of the Richmond Custom House and Post Office. The Custom House, the first federal building in Richmond, was designed by Ammi Burnham Young in 1858. The post office was located on the first floor (for easy access by citizens), the custom house occupied the second floor, and the third floor held a federal courtroom. The building was expanded between 1887 and 1889 to include two short wings on either side of the facade. A story was added to the building in 1910, and wings added in 1910 and 1930, so that now the building occupies the entire block.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 174
  Caption: "State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia. July 21, 1934." Virginia's State Capitol is visible in the left side of this photograph, while the Virginia Washington Monument can be seen at the right. The Capitol, designed largely by Thomas Jefferson and French architect Charles-Louis Clérisseau, was sufficiently complete by October 1792 for the Virginia General Assembly to meet within its walls. The building served as the capitol of the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Virginia Washington Monument, completed in 1869, features a 21-foot-tall statue of George Washington, mounted on a horse.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 173
  Caption: "Jefferson Davis Highway. U.S. No. 1. Virginia. July 20, 34." Grace McCarthy is standing next to a U.S. Route 1 sign along a highway in Virginia. The Jefferson Davis Highway project was begun by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). As auto tourism increased across the U.S., so to did the need for roads on which to drive. Private interests such as the UDC began to develop routes across the country, but with no central administrating organization the routes were haphazard and confusing. The UDC planned a route that was to stretch from Virginia across the southern U.S. to San Diego, but the entire route never materialized. The federal government stepped in to impose a numbering system on various routes across the nation. That portion of the planned Jefferson Davis Highway through Virginia was numbered as U.S. Route 1.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 172
  Caption: "Hardeeville, July 16, 1934." Four unidentified white children posing with an unidentified African-American woman, possibly their nanny given the manner of dress of all parties.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 171
  Caption: "Street Scene, Raleigh, North Carolina, July 19, 1934." Busy street in Raleigh, lined with parked cars. The dome and columned entryway of North Carolina's Capitol can be seen in the distance.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 170
  Caption: "Hardeeville, S.C. July 16, 1934." Four unidentified white children posing with an unidentified African-American woman, possibly their nanny, given the manner of dress of all parties.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 169
  Caption: "Negro Home and Family, Hardeeville, South Carolina, July 16, 1934." Unidentified woman posing with several children in front of a small home. Another woman can be glimpsed seated on the porch of the home in the background.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 168
  Two men, a woman, and a child, all unidentified, posing on a porch in Hardeeville. *PLEASE NOTE:* Original caption removed due to sensitive content. To view the original photograph with caption, please contact the California State Archives Reference Desk
• 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 166
  Caption: "Negro Family, Hardeeville, S.C. July 16, 1934." Unidentified woman posing with several children.
• 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 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 163
  Caption: "Cypress Forest, Society Hill, South Carolina. July 16, 1934." A grove of cypress trees near the town of Society Hill.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 162
  Caption: "Negro Boys Dancing, Savannah, Georgia. Savannah Population is 50% Negroes, July 15, 34." A group of young boys of various ages show off their dancing skills along a country road. According to census information available online, the population of Savannah in 1930 consisted of 54.2% white, 45.7% black.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 161
  Caption: "Negro Boys Singing, Savannah, Georgia. July 15, 34." A group of young boys of various ages pose for a photograph along a country road.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 160
  Caption: "Slave Dwellings at the Old Hermitage, Savannah, Ga. July 15, 1934." A row of small brick houses surrounded by trees. The Old Hermitage was a 400-acre plantation on the Savannah River, owned by Henry McAlpin. McAlpin not only conducted farming operations at the plantation, but also manufactured bricks, barrels, cast iron products, and lumber. For that reason, he built the slave quarters for the plantation from brick, rather than wood as was common for most other plantations in the South.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 159
  Caption: "Old Hermitage, Savannah, Georgia, July 15, 1934." The remains of the Hermitage Plantation mansion, built in 1830, can be seen through trees draped with Spanish moss. Hermitage was a 400-acre plantation on the Savannah River, owned by Henry McAlpin. McAlpin not only conducted farming operations at the planation, but also manufactured bricks, barrels, cast iron products, and lumber.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 158
  Caption: "Tybee Beach, Savannah, Georgia, July 14, 1934." Beach scene with a small crowd of unidentified people enjoying the ocean waves and strolling in the sand. The large Tybrisa Pavilion, set on a wood pier, extends into the water. Tybee Beach is one of several beaches in Tybee Island, a town on an island of the same name located across the river from Savannah. The island became a popular tourist spot between the Civil War and the mid-twentieth century, particularly after the Central of Georgia Railway constructed a line to the island. To encourage tourists, the railroad built Tybrisa Pavilion in 1891. It featured a large dance floor that became popular on the Big Band circuit, but was destroyed by fire in 1967.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 157
  Caption: "Negro Homes, Savannah, Georgia. July 14, 1934." Row of identical small homes set closely together, each with a small front porch. Several unidentified people can be seen on a few of the porches.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 156
  Caption: "Bonaventure Cemetery Driveway, Savannah, Georgia, July 14, 1934." Road stretching into the distance, flanked by trees dripping with Spanish moss. The Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah originated in a private cemetery on a plantation. The plantation was sold in 1846. Major William H. Wiltberger, son of the new owner, formed the Evergreen Cemetery Company in 1868. The City of Savannah purchased the company and cemetery in 1907, and changed its name to Bonaventure Cemetery.
• McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 155
  Caption: "Negro Shack, Savannah, Georgia, Chimney Leaning and Windows Minus the Glass. He has No Pane. He Should Worry, July 13, 1934." View of a small home, with a leaning chimney on one side. An unidentified man stands in the doorway.