Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 114
  No Caption: Three unidentified people standing before a building at an unidentified location, likely the Alhambra Springs of Alhambra Creek in Contra Costa County, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 113
  No Caption: Two unidentified people standing before a building at an unidentified location, likely the Alhambra Springs of Alhambra Creek in Contra Costa County, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 112
  No caption. An unidentified woman poses for a photograph in white dress and flower adorned hat at what is likely the Alhambra Springs of Alhambra Creek in Contra Costa County, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 111
  No caption: Two unidentified women pose for a photograph on a bench at unidentified location, likely the Alhambra Springs of Alhambra Creek in Contra Costa County, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 111.0
  Caption: "Alhambra Springs," caption label only, refers to photographs 111 - 114 of album 6.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 110
  Caption: "A Crockett Society Picnic," c. 1906, shows a large group of unidentified men and women enjoying a picnic.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 109
  Caption: "Carquinez Parlor, Crockett," c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 108
  Caption: "Crockett Mandolin Club," c. 1906. William McCarthy is seen strumming the mandolin, second from left.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 107
  Caption: "Machinists and Millrights [sic], Crockett Sugar Mill," c. 1906, shows a group photo of sugar mill employees. William McCarthy is seen kneeling in front row (fourth from right).
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 106
  Caption: "Day Shift, Crockett Sugar Mill," c. 1906. A large group photo of Crockett Sugar Mill employees. William McCarthy is seen seated in the front row (seventh from right, wearing light clothing).
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 105
  Caption: "Filter Presses and Packing Room Gang," c. 1906, shows a group of unidentified men posing for a photograph in the packing room at the Crockett Sugar Mill.
• 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 06, Photograph 103
  No caption: Four unidentified men pose next to machinery at the Crockett Sugar Mill, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 102
  No caption. Unidentified machinery at the Crockett Sugar Mill, c. 1906.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 101
  Caption: "Pump Room and Boiler House," c. 1906, shows a man posing for a photograph next to machinery at the Crockett Sugar Mill.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 100
  Caption: "Pump Room and Boiler House," c. 1906, shows four unidentified men standing in the pump room and boiler house at the Crockett Sugar Mill.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 099
  Caption: "Overland Limited making 50 miles per hour," c. 1906, shows an unidentified man observing a train in motion at an unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 098
  Caption: "Main Engine, Crockett Sugar Refinery," c. 1906. William McCarthy (left) and unidentified man pose next to the main engine at the sugar refinery.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 097
  Caption: "Crockett Sugar Mill, "c. 1906. The Californian and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company Building in Crockett, Contra Costa County, California.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 096
  Caption: "Byron Springs," c. 1915-1920. Grounds and entrance to the Byron Hot Springs resort hotel, built in 1913 (the third hotel on the site). See also 96-07-08-alb04-155.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 095
  Caption: "On the Yuba River," c. 1920, shows an unidentified person standing on the bank of the Yuba River in Nevada County.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 094
  No Caption: An unidentified man and woman standing in front of an automobile and large building at unidentified location, c. 1920.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 093
  Caption: "St. Francis Hotel - S.F. Cal," c. 1913. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square with partial north wing extension and the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904 and, fortunately, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city. See also 96-07-08-alb01-002.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 092
  No caption, c. 1920. View of rocky cliffs with D.L. James House (designed by Charles Greene and built in 1918) on the left side of the image.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 091
  No caption, c. 1920. Scene of rocky sea cliffs and ocean, with trees bracketing the view. May be near Midway Point, near Pebble Beach. See also 96-07-08-alb04-217.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 090
  No Caption: 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 Native Sons of the Golden West were influential in the restoration. The fort is now the site of a State Historic Park. See also 96-07-08-alb05-117 and 118.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 089
  Caption: "Sutters [sic] Fort - Sacramento," c. 1920, shows 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 Native Sons of the Golden West were influential in the restoration. The fort is now the site of a State Historic Park. See also 96-07-08-alb05-117 and 118.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 088
  No Caption. A dining room with elaborate decorative accents at unidentified location, c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 087
  Caption: "Sacramento - State Capitol," c. 1910, shows the façade of California's neoclassical-style capitol building in Sacramento.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 086
  Caption: "A Watsonville Residence," c. 1910, shows a view of a large, Queen Anne-style house at unidentified location in Watsonville.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 085
  No caption. Small, unidentified house at unidentified location.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 084
  No caption. William McCarthy and an unidentified women on horseback at an unidentified location, c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 083
  No caption. Two unidentified boys standing in front of a corn field, c. 1905.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 082
  No caption. Unidentified boy standing on a porch, at an unidentified location, c. 1905.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 081
  No caption. Unidentified people, one in costume with a painted-on mustache and goatee, c. 1905.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 080
  Caption: "Young Hostler, Harrold," c. 1906, with two horses on the McCarthy property in Watsonville.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 079
  Caption: "Parlor interior at home," c. 1905. A view of the parlor at the McCarthy family residence in Watsonville, with a piano in foreground and framed portraits and landscapes adorning the walls.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 078
  Caption: "Harrold and Buff," c. 1906. A young child with a dog is seen standing near a fence at the McCarthy home in Watsonville.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 077
  Caption: "Watsonville High School, construction," c. 1903. A view of the Watsonville High School under construction, featuring Spanish style design elements.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 076
  Caption: "Notre Dame, Watsonville," c. 1900. Moreland Notre Dame Academy was founded by Margaret S. Moreland in memory of her beloved daughter Josephine, who died at eighteen years of age. The catholic school opened in 1899.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 075
  Caption: "Palace Hotel Court," c. 1906. (Handwritten on photograph: "copyright 1906 by W.E Worden."). The Palace Hotel was originally built in 1875, rebuilt in 1909, and was one of the first premier luxury hotels in San Francisco.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 074a
  Caption: "The California," (Richard. Outcault, illustrator). A photograph of a drawing of a dog and a turkey by American cartoonist Richard F. Outcault. The drawing is captioned "The California," is mounted next to the photograph of the USS California (96-07-08-alb06-073), and is likely meant to refernce that ship in some fashion.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 074
  Caption: "The California," c. 1906. This photograph shows the second U.S. Navy ship to bear the Golden State's name. Launched in 1904 and commissioned in 1907, this Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser served in the Pacific fleet. Her name was changed in 1914 to the USS San Diego, in order to free up the name for a new, Tennessee-class battleship. The USS San Diego went on to serve in both the Pacific and Atlantic fleets during World War I, until being sunk off the coast of New York by a German mine in 1918, with a loss of six lives. See also 96-07-08-alb05-009.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 073
  Caption: "Trestle over Pajaro River, Watsonville." c. 1910.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 072
  Caption: "College Lake, Watsonville," c. 1906, is an intermittent or seasonal lake, which was known at one time as Laguna Grande, and became known as College Lake sometime after 1869.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 071
  Caption: "Pajaro River at Chittenden Trestle," c. 1906. A view of the Pajaro River, with the Chittenden Trestle seen in the distance.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 070
  No Caption. View of the McCarthy family home in Watsonville, c. 1905.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 069
  Caption: "N.S.G.W. Delegates to Grand Lodge, Santa Barbara." Founded in 1875, the Native Sons of the Golden West is a fraternal society limited to native-born Californians.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 068
  Caption: "Old Mission, Santa Barbara," c. 1906. View of Mission Santa Barbara, established by Spanish Franciscan monks in 1786.
• McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 067
  Caption: "Mechanics of Hendy Machine Works, 1894." The Joshua Hendy Machine Works operated in San Francisco until the facilities were destroyed by the 1906 earthquake. The company relocated to Sunnyvale, California, after the local government there enticed them with free land. William McCarthy can be seen standing (sixth from left) in the second from back row.