Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 230
  Caption: "Copy of Mechanical drawing," illustrator unknown, but likely William McCarthy.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 229
  Caption: "U.S. 10" Disappearing Gun & Carriage, Model 1896, Wm McCarthy, July 20, 1905."
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 228
  Caption: "Copy of Mechanical Drawing," (William McCarthy, Artist). A drawing of the main engine of the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Co. in Crockett, California.
• 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 06, Photograph 226
  Caption: "Gatling gun," c. 1905. three unidentified men and William McCarthy (third from right) stand near a Gatling gun. The Gatling gun was 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 Richard J. Gatling, the weapon was commonly used during the late nineteenth century before being superseded by newer, more modern guns.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 06, Photograph 225
  No caption: Grace McCarthy in a swimsuit at an unidentified location, c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 224
  No caption. William McCarthy in a swimsuit at an unidentified location, c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 223
  Caption: "6" Disappearing Gun." Two unidentified men sit on a 6" disappearing gun at an unidentified location. The disappearing guns were coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports, primarily during the first half of the twentieth century.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 222
  Caption: "Entering The Redwoods, Mt Tamalpais RR," c. 1907. A view of the Muir Woods Railway tracks, established in 1896 as a scenic tourist railway between Mill Valley and the east peak of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 221
  Caption: "San Francisco Bay From Mt Tamalpais," c. 1907. A bird's eye view of the bay from atop Mount Tamalpais.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 220
  Caption: "Mt Tamalpais from Mill Valley," c. 1907 shows a bird's eye view of Mount Tamalpais and the valley below.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 219
  Caption: "Tavern of Tamalpais," c. 1907, shows a train leaving the Tamalpais Tavern on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 219.0
  Caption: "Tamalpais Views." A label in album 6 referring to photographs 218-222.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 218
  Caption: "Looking from the Track Above," c. 1907. A view of a train engine and two cars taken from above at Mount Tamalpais.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 217
  Caption: "California Street looking to the Ferry," 1906. A view of the destruction along California street after the earthquake and fire.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 216
  Caption: "A Park Refugee Camp," c. 1906. After the earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in April 1906, hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless. Many of these people established temporary refugee camps, using tents or debris from the destruction to cobble together shelters.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 215
  Caption: "Fallen Pillars, City Hall," shows the pillars of San Francisco City Hall that fell into the street as a result of the 1906 earthquake.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 214
  Caption: "Powell Street Power House Ruins," shows a view of the Powell Street power house in complete disarray after the 1906 earthquake.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 213
  Caption: "A Twisted Monument," 1906, shows damage from the earthquake to a monument in a San Francisco cemetery.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 212
  Caption: "Call Building," c. 1906. 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 06, Photograph 211
  Caption: "Temple of the Scottish Rite Masonry," 1906. The Temple of the Scottish Rite Masonry shows heavy damage from the earthquake and fires.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 210
  Caption: "Mission Dolores. The old landmark stood," 1906. Mission Delores, the oldest intact building still standing in San Francisco today, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. The parish church next to it was greatly damaged and rebuilt as the Mission Dolores Basilica, opened in 1918.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 209
  Caption: "The Hall of Justice," c. 1906. A view of the Hall of Justice in San Francisco shows the building's utter destruction after the 1906 earthquake and fire.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 208
  Caption: "The Fairmont," c. 1906. View of the Fairmont Hotel, a luxury hotel in San Francisco. Although construction was mostly finished in 1906, the advent of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of that year damaged the hotel's interior and delayed opening until 1907. It was the first hotel in what is now the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain. In 1945, the San Francisco hotel was host to an international conference that culminated in the formation of the United Nations.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 207
  Caption: "Portion of Nob Hill," c. 1906. A portion of Nob Hill, with the Fairmont Hotel on the right side of the photograph, reveals the destruction from the 1906 earthquake and fires.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 206
  Caption: "Call Building," c. 1906. The remains of the Call building after the 1906 earthquake and fire. 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 06, Photograph 205
  Caption: "Ferry Building," c. 1907. A view of the San Francisco Ferry Building (A. Page Brown, architect) during repairs from the 1906 earthquake. The Beaux Arts structure is located on San Francisco's Embarcadero and features a 245 foot tall clock tower, with four clock dials, each 22 feet in diameter.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 204
  Caption: "Street Car Strike," c. 1907. San Francisco's street car union workers called for a strike after their request to be paid three dollars per eight- hour work day was declined. At the start of the strike, two strikers were shot by strike breakers and many more causalities were reported. Hundreds of passengers were injured during the strike due to inexperienced operators, and twenty-five of those passengers died as a result. In total, the upheaval resulted in thirty-one causalities.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 203
  Caption: "Fillmore, the new Market Street," c. 1907. A view of a busy Fillmore Street indicating that much of the city's business has moved from Market Street during reconstruction after the earthquake.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 202
  Caption: "Monument, Spanish War Memorial," 1906. A view of the Spanish-American War Memorial in San Francisco.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 201
  Caption: "Van Ness turned into a Business Street." c.1906
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 200
  Caption: "Rebuilding Market St., Fourth & Market," c.1906. A view of the rebuilding efforts on Market Street after the 1906 earthquake.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 199
  Caption: "Examiner Cartoon" (Robert Caster, Cartoonist) c. 1906. A rendering of a giant and fierce grizzly bear labeled with "San Francisco" on its side, standing on a hillside, with three arrows in its hide, tagged with the words: "Earthquake," "Fire," and "Famine.," with the word "Undaunted!" above.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 197
  Caption: "Building up on Market Street," c. 1907. A view of Market Street repairs one year after the 1906 earthquake and fires.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 196
  Caption: "Fourth and Market, One Year Later," 1907, shows much construction in progress, and completed, to the street and buildings one year after the 1906 earthquake and fires.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 195
  Caption: "Constructing the Loup, Market Street," 1906. A view of construction workers repairing the tracks on Market Street, with the scaffolded Ferry Building in the distance, and numerous pedestrians observing the effort.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 194
  Caption: "String of Cars, Market Street Ferry," 1906. A view of cable cars, people, and a scaffolded Ferry Building at the end of Market Street, after the 1906 earthquake.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 193
  Caption: "Fillmore St. Dec. 10, 1906," A view of a flooded Fillmore Street in San Francisco during the winter of 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 192
  Caption: "A Block in Refugee Town," 1906. A row of structures built for the refugees of San Francisco who lost their homes after the earthquake and fires.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 191
  Caption: "A Few Buildings Stand as Monuments." A view of San Francisco buildings in ruins after the 1906 earthquake and fires.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 190
  Caption: "St. Dominic's Church," shows a view of the damage to the church after the 1906 earthquake.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 189
  Caption: "Toppling House on Howard Street," 1906. shows two Queen Anne-style houses that have toppled off their foundations after the earthquake.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 188
  Caption: "A Typical Italian Refugee Camp," c. 1906. Makeshift hut with four unidentified men standing in doorway. After the earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in April 1906, hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless. Many of these people established temporary refugee camps, using debris from the destruction to cobble together shelters.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 187
  Caption: "Jefferson Square," c. 1906. A view of tents in Jefferson Square in San Francisco, likely for refugees who were left homeless after the earthquake and fires.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 186
  Caption: "Napa Parade," c. 1907. A view of a parade procession on a dirt road in Napa.
• 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 06, Photograph 184
  Caption: "Tamalpais Tavern and Railway From West Point," c. 1907.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 183
  Caption: "Double Bow Knot Mt Tamalpais," c. 1907. A bird's eye view of the twisty road up Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 182
  Caption: "Profile Rock Mt Tamalpais," c. 1907, shows a rock formation that resembles a human profile at Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 181
  Caption: "Canyon and Trestle Mt Tamalpais RR.," c. 1907. Muir Woods Railway, established in 1896 as a scenic tourist railway between Mill Valley and the east peak of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.