Exhibits

Items

• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 091
  No Caption: c. 1915. Street scene showing Seattle's Second Avenue. Electric streetcars and the Smith Tower can be seen in the distance. See also 96-07-08-alb05-233.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 090
  No Caption: c. 1908-1912. Side view of a disappearing coastal artillery gun. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 089
  Caption: "Sea Coast Guns.," c. 1908-1912. View of a disappearing coastal defense gun, with its carriage. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 088
  Caption: "Fort Ward, Wash.," c. 1908-1912. View from Puget Sound of a wharf and other buildings of Fort Ward. Originally known as Bean Point, Fort Ward was established by the U.S. Army Coastal Artillery Corps in 1890. Re-named Fort Ward in 1903, the facility included four coastal batteries designed to assist in protecting Puget Sound and the nearby Naval Shipyard from enemy attack. Fort Ward was placed on inactive status in the 1920s, but was revived by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The Navy discovered the fort's location was ideal for listening to radio communications from Japan, and it subsequently became a top secret listening post with a link directly to Washington, D.C. The Navy continued the fort's use as a listening post until 1956, when it was again taken over by the U.S. Army. The Army subsequently stopped all activity in 1958, ultimately selling portions of the fort to the Washington State Park System in 1960. It is now a state park.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 087
  Caption: "Derrick at Dry Dock, Bremerton.," c. 1908-1912. View of a large derrick (a crane with a pivoting arm) at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard dry-dock facilities in Bremerton, Washington.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 086
  Caption: "Training Ship Philadelphia, Bremerton," c. 1908-1912. View of the USS Philadelphia (C-4). The fourth ship to bear the name, the Philadelphia first launched in September 1889. She sailed as part of the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Squadron until 1893. She then sailed into the Pacific Ocean, where she served until being decommissioned and docked in Puget Sound in 1902. In 1904, the Navy "housed over" the ship (adding the roofed quarters visible on the upper deck in the photograph) and designated her a receiving ship for new sailors not yet assigned to a crew. The Philadelphia served in this capacity until 1912. After a brief stint as a prison ship, the Philadelphia again became a receiving ship in 1916. The Navy sold her in 1927.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 085
  Caption: "Dry dock, Bremerton.," c. 1908-1912. View of a dry dock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. Established in 1891 as a naval station, it became Naval Yard Puget Sound in 1901. During World War I the shipyard constructed hundreds of ships to support the war effort, while in World War II, the shipyard was dedicated primarily to repairing damaged ships. Today, it contains a portion of the U.S. Navy's mothball fleet (ships retired but retained in case of future need), as well as building, repairing, and maintaining sea-going vessels of all kinds.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 084
  Caption: "Pleasant Beach, Wash.," c. 1908-1912. View from across a bay in Puget Sound, looking toward the Pleasant Beach Hotel. Built before the turn of the twentieth century, this resort hotel featured forty rooms, a bowling alley, billiards room, swimming pool, and a pavilion. The resort came to be known as the "Coney Island" of Puget Sound.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 083
  No Caption: c. 1910. Unidentified young woman standing on a porch with a pet lamb on a leash.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 082
  Caption: "The Olympic Snow-capped Mountains.," c. 1908-1912. Vista of the Olympic Mountains in the distance. In the middle distance to the right can be seen the Eisenbeis Castle (now known as the Manresa Castle Restaurant and Lounge), built in 1892 by Charles Eisenbeis, a businessman and Port Townsend's first mayor. The photograph is centered around what appears to be a resort hotel situated a short distance from the Eisenbeis Castle. See also 96-07-08-alb02-058.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 081
  Caption: "Fort Townsend," c. 1906. Park-like scene, with buildings in the distance and a flag pole at the right. The U.S. Army established Fort Townsend in 1856. Abandoned after a fire destroyed the barracks buildings in 1895, it was reactivated during World War II to serve as a munitions defusing station. It was turned over to the State of Washington in 1953, and is now in use as Fort Townsend State Park.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 080
  Caption: "City Park -- Port Townsend," c. 1906. Park scene, possibly in autumn or winter, with a stream cascading down into a small pond or lake.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 079
  No Caption: c. 1906. William and Grace McCarthy seated on a wood branch bench in a park or garden.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 078
  No Caption: c. 1910. Grace McCarthy kneeling in a garden, looking down at flowers.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 077
  No Caption: c. 1910. Grace McCarthy posing in a garden with an armful of flowers.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 076
  Caption: "An Old Settler.," undated. Shows an unidentified elderly woman, possibly Native American in ethnicity.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 075
  Caption: "Walther Home, Port Townsend.," c. 1906. William McCarthy (far left) with five unidentified friends in front of a residence in Port Townsend.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 074
  Caption: "Port Townsend Autoists.," c. 1906. William McCarthy (second from the left) and three unidentified friends in an early, open-roofed automobile.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 073
  Caption: "Frozen Trees, Port Townsend," c. 1908-1912. View of icicles weighing down tree branches.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 072
  Caption: "Sunset on the Pacific," c. 1908-1912. Photograph of the sun setting into clouds over the Pacific Ocean, likely near Port Townsend, Washington.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 071
  Caption: "Frozen Trees, Port Townsend," c. 1908-1912. View of icicles and ice shards weighing down tree branches and other vegetation along a path.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 070
  Caption: "Port Townsend Bicycle Club.," c. 1910. Seven unidentified men and women posing with bicycles. The bicycle made its first appearance in the Puget Sound area in the late 1870s. Within twenty years, thousands of enthusiasts had adapted the new mode of transportation. Such enthusiasts often formed clubs, such as the Queen City Good Roads Club, based in Seattle (south of Port Townsend). These clubs advocated, constructed, and helped to maintain pathways dedicated specifically to bicycle traffic. Ironically, the efforts made by the bicyclists to generally improve roadways contributed to the rise of another new mode of transportation -- the automobile.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 069
  Caption: "Port Townsend Bicycle Path.," c. 1910. Image of a rural path or road, surrounded by trees and vegetation, with a hill in the distance. The bicycle made its first appearance in the Puget Sound area in the late 1870s. Within twenty years, thousands of enthusiasts had adapted the new mode of transportation. Such enthusiasts often formed clubs, such as the Queen City Good Roads Club, based in Seattle (south of Port Townsend). These clubs advocated, constructed, and helped to maintain pathways dedicated specifically to bicycle traffic. Ironically, the efforts made by the bicyclists to generally improve roadways contributed to the rise of another new mode of transportation -- the automobile.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 068
  Caption: "'THE DAUNTLESS' in PUGET SOUND.," c. 1908-1912. View of the Dauntless, a steamship built in 1899. This ship spent most of its career traveling Puget Sound between Port Townsend and Irondale. She was destroyed in a storm in 1923.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 067
  Caption: "Block-house, Fort Casey.," c. 1908-1912. View of a blockhouse, a timber structure built by European settlers to guard against attack during the Indian Wars of 1855-1857. See also 96-07-08-alb08-019.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 066
  caption: "In Victoria, B. C.," c. 1906. William McCarthy (standing in the center) and four unidentified men with horse-and-buggies in the Gorge. The Gorge is a narrow tidal inlet in Victoria running from Selkirk Trestle to the Craigflower Bridge. The inlet became a popular recreation destination for the area's residents as Victoria grew.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 065
  Caption: "Fort Casey Light House [sic]," c. 1905. Located on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, the Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built overlooking Admiralty Inlet in 1903. It replaced an earlier structure that had to be moved in 1890 to accommodate the construction of Fort Casey. The second lighthouse, shown here, was built with thick walls in order to withstand earthquakes and the concussion of guns at the fort. The man and woman shown in the photograph (standing with a dog) are likely Charles H. Davis and his second wife Delia (Overton) Davis. Charles Davis was appointed keeper of the lighthouse in 1900 and served until his death in 1914. The lighthouse, deactivated in 1922, has since been restored by Washington State Parks, and is part of the Fort Casey State Park. See also 96-07-08-alb02-057.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 064
  Caption: "Steamer Indianapolis, Seattle.," c. 1906-1908. View of the Indianapolis, a steamship in the fleet of the Alaskan Steamship Company. Built in 1904, the Indianapolis was purchased by the Alaskan Steamship Company (ASC) in 1906. In 1908, it was transferred to the Puget Sound Navigation Company, a subsidiary to the ASC. The Indianapolis was subsequently scrapped in Seattle, in 1938.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 063
  Caption: "Steamer, Princess Beatrice, Seattle.," c. 1908-1912. View of the Princess Beatrice, a steamship operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) between Seattle, Washington, and Victoria, British Columbia. Built in 1903, she made her first trip in January 1904. The CPR operated several ships in the Pacific Northwest, all of which were christened with "Princess" in the name. As a result, the CPR naval fleet was often referred to as "The Pacific Princesses" or the "Princess Fleet."
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 062
  Caption: "Burnt Arlington Dock, Seattle." This photograph shows the result of a fire at Seattle's Arlington Dock on May 7, 1906. Heavy fire damage can be seen on the building pictured. Its roof and the central portion of the façade collapsed, and burn marks appear at all windows. Thousands of dollars' worth of supplies were destroyed in the fire. At the time, Arlington Dock was the primary shipping facility for the city.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 061
  Caption: "Review, Fort Worden.," c. 1908-1912. Shows a military band playing or preparing to play, with rows of troops assembled in the background on the right side of the photograph. Fort Worden is located in Port Townsend, Washington, on Admiralty Inlet of Puget Sound. Construction began on the fort in 1898, and by 1902 it was serving as an active U.S. Army base. Fort Worden was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. The U.S. sold the property to the State of Washington in 1957. In 1973, the fort and surrounding area opened as Fort Worden State Park.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 060
  Caption: "Port Townsend Dock," c. 1908-1912. View of wharf facilities at Port Townsend, including several ships (one of which may be a ferry) and miscellaneous outbuildings.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 059a
  No Caption: U.S. two-cent postage stamp issued in 1909 featuring Abraham Lincoln's profile. The stamp marked the centennial of Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 059
  Caption: "Port Townsend Postoffice [sic], Wash.," c. 1908-1912. View from the rear of the Port Townsend U.S. Customs Office and Post Office. The oldest federally-constructed post office in the state of Washington, the Richardson Romanesque-style building was completed in 1893.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 058
  Caption: "Mount Ranier [sic], Wash.," c. 1908-1912. View of Mount Rainier, the highest peak in the Cascade Range and in the state of Washington, and part of the eastern rim of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Although it is now dormant, it is considered to be a high-risk volcano.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 057
  Caption: "Snow Scene -- Port Townsend.," c. 1908-1912. Group of unidentified men standing in two groups in the snow.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 056
  Caption: "Bent piston rod," c. 1908-1912. View of a damaged piston rod, that appears to be part of a disappearing carriage for a heavy artillery gun, most likely at Fort Flagler.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 055
  Caption: "12" Barbett [sic], Fort Flagler.," c. 1908-1912. View of a 12" disappearing gun at Fort Flagler. The coastal artillery fortification Fort Flagler was established in 1897 and activated in 1899. Most of the fort's buildings and batteries had been completed by 1907. Fort Flagler was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. Fort Flagler was decommissioned in 1953, and purchased by the State of Washington in 1955 for use as a state park.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 054
  Caption: "U. S. 12" Barbett [sic] Carriage & Gun at Fort Flagler.," c. 1908-1912. View of a 12" disappearing gun installed at Fort Flagler. The coastal artillery fortification Fort Flagler was established in 1897 and activated in 1899. Most of the fort's buildings and batteries had been completed by 1907. Fort Flagler was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. Fort Flagler was decommissioned in 1953, and purchased by the State of Washington in 1955 for use as a state park.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 053
  Caption: "Port Townsend Parlor Scene.," c. 1908-1912. View of a parlor in a Port Townsend residence.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 052
  Caption: "Diningroom [sic] -- Port Townsend.," c. 1908-1912. Grace McCarthy seated at a desk in a parlor or dining room of a residence in Port Townsend.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 051
  Caption: "Sleighing -- Port Townsend.," c. 1908-1912. William and Grace McCarthy sitting in a sleigh pulled by two horses, in a snowy landscape.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 050
  Caption: "Motoring -- Port Townsend," c. 1908-1912. Grace McCarthy (farthest to the right in backseat) and group of unidentified friends and/or family posing in an automobile in front of a Port Townsend residence.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 049
  Caption: "Sleighing -- Port Townsend," c. 1910. Grace McCarthy sitting in horse-drawn sleigh in front of a snow-covered residence in Port Townsend, Washington. See also 96-07-08-alb05-114.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 048
  Caption: "Fort Flagler Beach," c. 1908-1912. This photograph features a dirt track in the foreground, with various buildings in the middle distance and a headlands and body of water, possibly Puget Sound, in the far distance.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 047
  Caption: "Fort Flagler before Barracks were Built.," c. 1899-1906. The coastal artillery fortification Fort Flagler was established in 1897 and activated in 1899. Most of the fort's buildings and batteries had been completed by 1907. Fort Flagler was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. Fort Flagler was decommissioned in 1953, and purchased by the State of Washington in 1955 for use as a state park.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 046
  Caption: "Band of Sheep, Port Townsend.," c. 1908-1912. This photograph shows a herd of sheep grazing in a wooded area near Port Townsend, Washington.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 045
  Caption: "Fort Flagler Beach.," c. 1908-1912. Shows a rocky beach with a small cliff in the distance.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 044
  Caption: "Port Townsend Beach.," c. 1908-1912. Tree on edge of cliff, with beach in the distance.
• McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 043
  Caption: "Fort Worden Beach.," c. 1908-1912. Ocean shore scene at Fort Worden, near Port Townsend. Construction began on the fort in 1898, and by 1902 it was serving as an active U.S. Army base. Fort Worden was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. The U.S. sold the property to the state of Washington in 1957. In 1973, the fort and surrounding area opened as Fort Worden State Park.