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Caption: "S.P. Hospital, S.F.," c. 1910. Constructed in 1908 and designed by architect Daniel J. Patterson, the hospital treated Southern Pacific Railroad workers from across the American West, as well as passengers injured while riding. As the twentieth century progressed and automobiles supplanted trains as the premier method of transportation for people and goods, the hospital entered a period of decline, closing in 1974. It has since been renovated and now serves as a senior housing complex.

McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 018

Caption: "Italian Refugee Hut S.F. -- 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.

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No caption, c. 1906. Grace McCarthy (left) and an unidentified woman (possibly her sister) standing on a platform near a railway line in Muir Woods. See also 96-07-08-alb05-016.

McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 016

Caption: "In Muir Woods.," c. 1906. Grace McCarthy (in hat with white feather) and an unidentified woman standing at a small platform along a railroad in Muir Woods, being passed by a train car. This was likely part of the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway, established in 1896 as a scenic tourist railway between Mill Valley and the east peak of Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County. See also 96-07-08-alb05-017.

McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 015

Caption: "Old Geary Street Line -- Last Days Work of our Old Faithful Friend." Photograph of a horse-drawn cable car, on the last day of operation of the Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway. One of the first railways established in San Francisco, the line operated from 1880 until May 1912 when it was taken over by the city and converted to an electric streetcar line.

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Caption: "Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park," c. 1906. Lake scene, with families and couples strolling along paths on the lake shore, and rowboats on the lake itself. Created in 1893 as part of Golden Gate Park, the man-made lake surrounds Strawberry Hill Island, seen in the center of this photograph.

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Caption: "Portola. King & Queen." Actors portraying explorer Gaspar de Portolà and Queen Vergilia in a parade, part of the San Francisco Portola Festival held October 19-23, 1909. The festival celebrated Portolà as the discoverer of San Francisco Bay. It was held annually until 1913. See also 96-07-08-alb06-162.

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No caption, c. 1906. Grace McCarthy sitting on couch or settee in wood-paneled parlor.

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Caption: "Old State Capitol, Benicia," c. 1906. California's State Capitol moved several times in the first decade of statehood. This photograph shows the third building to serve as the Capitol building, in Benicia. The California State Legislature occupied the building from 1853-1854, until lack of accommodations for the legislators prompted the moving of the Capitol to Sacramento, in February 1854.

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Caption: "State Capitol, Sacramento, Cal.," c. 1906. Façade of California's State Capitol Building in Sacramento. Much of the building is obscured by trees.

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Caption: "U.S.S. 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.

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Caption: "Cliff House S.F.," c. 1906. San Francisco's Cliff House. The Victorian structure shown here is the third building on the site, constructed in 1896. It was later destroyed by a fire, in 1907.

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Caption: "McCarthy Residence Watsonville.," c. 1906. Grace McCarthy seated in horse-drawn buggy in front of residence. The house is mostly obscured by trees and bushes.

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No caption, c. 1910. Grace McCarthy posing with parasol in garden. See also 96-07-08-alb04-249 (these two photographs appear to be mirror images of each other).

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No caption, c. 1910. William McCarthy in striped suit and bowler hat, posing in garden for photograph.

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Caption: "Market St. San Francisco -- 1906." Street scene of Market Street in San Francisco before the earthquake and fire of April 1906.

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Caption: "San Francisco -- 1906." Overview of San Francisco before the earthquake and fire of April 1906.

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No caption, c. 1906. Photographic portrait of William McCarthy.

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No caption, 1913. U.S. Two-Cent commemorative postage stamp, celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal. The stamp, issued in 1913, features an image of two ships passing through the locks of the Canal.

McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 001

No caption, c. 1906. Photographic portrait of Grace McCarthy.

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McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 165

No Caption: Pedestrians seen walking towards the entrance to the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 164

No Caption: A view of the Cabrillo Bridge, seen on the left, with the California Building and Tower on the right side of image, at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

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Caption: "La Laguna Espejada. P.C. EXP. San Diego July 18, 1915." A view of a reflecting pool at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

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Caption: "La Laguna Espejada." Reflecting pool at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 161

No Caption: Cabrillo Bridge between Balboa Park and the uptown area of San Diego.

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Caption: "Cabrilla [sic] Bridge." Built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, the Cabrillo Bridge continues to provide access between Balboa Park and the uptown area of San Diego.

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Caption: "Cal. Building Entrance P.C. Exp. July 18, 1915," at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

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Caption: "Fine Arts Building" at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

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Caption: "Varied Industries Building." William McCarthy is seen standing near the Varied Industries Building, with the California Building in the background, at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 156

Caption: "Prado," a continuos covered arcade and walkway demarcated by arches at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 155

Caption: "Panama-California Exposition, San Diego," shows a view of an elaborately decorated building at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 154

Caption: "California Building Tower," at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 153

No Caption: View of the interior of the California building at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.

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Caption: "Promenade," of an unidentified building at the Panama-California Exposition.

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Caption: "Panama-California Exposition," held in Balboa Park, San Diego, California.

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Caption: "Coronado Hotel." The Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego County opened in 1888. It was designated a California Historic Landmark in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark in 1977.

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Caption: "Broadway San Diego, Cal., July 18, 1915." Broadway street scene with commercial and residential buildings, streetcars, automobiles, and pedestrians.

McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 148

Caption: "Art Museum - Los Angeles," c. 1915. Located in Exposition Park, the Beaux Arts building, opened in 1913, was originally known as the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art. In 1963, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art moved to its current location on Wilshire Blvd. The Exposition Park facility became the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. After two years of renovation and restoration, it was reopened in 2009.

McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 147

Caption: "Court House - Los Angeles." c. 1915-1920. The Los Angeles County Courthouse, also known as the Red Sandstone Courthouse, was completed in 1891. Located at the southeast corner of Temple and Broadway, the courthouse was damaged beyond repair by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and demolished in 1936. To the left of the courthouse stands the Hall of Records, built in 1911 and used, along with other buildings, as the county courthouse from 1934 until 1959, when the current courthouse was occupied. The Hall of Records was demolished in 1973.