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  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 217
    No caption, c. 1920. Scene of rocky sea cliffs and ocean, with trees bracketing the view. May be near Midway Point, near Pebble Beach.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 216
    Caption: "Stanford Stadium," c. 1921. Birdseye view of the Stanford Stadium, which opened in 1921. This stadium has since been replaced by a more modern facility built in 2005-2006.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 215
    *Caption: "Stanford University Chapel," c. 1920. Five unidentified women standing in front of the Stanford Memorial Chapel on the campus of Stanford University. Designed by Charles A. Coolidge and dedicated in 1903, the church was commissioned by Jane Stanford as a memorial to her husband, Leland Stanford. See also 96-07-08-alb04-202 and 96-07-08-alb05-063.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 214
    Caption: "Roman Plunge -- Del Monte.," c. 1920. The Hotel Del Monte, near Monterey, featured a "roman plunge," a swimming pool built in 1915.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 213
    Caption: "Old Spanish Fort -- Petaluma," c. 1920. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo began construction on the Petaluma Adobe in 1836, as a ranch house and defensive structure. It is now the centerpiece of Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, having been reconstructed after deterioration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It is the largest existing, privately-built adobe in the state.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 212
    No caption, c. 1920. Unidentified, smiling child seated in field surrounded by grass.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 211
    No caption, c. 1920. Grace McCarthy standing on a log in front of an unidentified lake.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 210
    Caption: "Santa Cruz," c. 1920. Group of unidentified people on a beach in Santa Cruz, including Grace McCarthy (far right).
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 209
    Caption: "Santa Cruz," c. 1920. Five swimsuit-clad women (including Grace McCarthy, far left) on a beach in Santa Cruz. See also 96-07-08-alb04-207, 208.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 208
    No caption, c. 1920. William McCarthy leaning over a beach umbrella shading three women, including Grace McCarthy (far right). All are wearing swimsuits. See also 96-07-08-alb04-207, 209.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 207
    No caption, c. 1920. William (kneeling in front) and Grace McCarthy (far right) on Santa Cruz beach with two unidentified women, all in swimsuits. See also 96-07-08-alb04-208, 209.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 206
    Caption: "Clear Lake.," c. 1920. William (second from left) and Grace (far right) McCarthy seated around an automobile in a picnic area or campground, with two unidentified women.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 205
    Caption: "Del Monte," c. 1920. Five unidentified women standing in front of a palm tree on the grounds of the Hotel Del Monte. The photograph shows the second of three hotels built on the site, near Monterey, California (this building was destroyed by fire in 1924). The property surrounding the hotel became known as Pebble Beach.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 204
    Caption: "Blue Lakes," c. 1920. Lake with surrounding rolling hills/mountains.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 203
    Caption: "Blue Lakes," c. 1920. Lake with surrounding rolling hills/mountains.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 202
    *Caption: "Stanford Chapel," c. 1920. Façade of Stanford Memorial Chapel, designed by Charles A. Coolidge and dedicated in 1903. The church was commissioned by Jane Stanford as a memorial to her husband and the University's founder, Leland Stanford. See also 96-07-08-alb04-215.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 201
    Caption: "Stanford University," c. 1920. Main entrance gate to Stanford University.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 200
    Caption: "Santa Cruz Big Trees," c. 1920. Grace McCarthy standing in a grove of giant sequoias near Santa Cruz, California.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 199
    Caption: "Bijou Lake Tahoe," c. 1915-1920. Grace McCarthy standing in front of a small garden with the Bijou Inn in the background.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 198
    Caption: "Reservoir -- Fallon Nevada.," c. 1915-1920. View of Lahontan Dam on the Carson River, between Fallon and Carson City, Nevada.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 197
    Caption: "Donner Lake," c. 1915-1920. View of Donner Lake, with peaks in background and buildings (possibly resort buildings) on the far shore.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 196
    No caption, c. 1915-1920. William (far left) and Grace (second from the right) with three unidentified women, standing in front of garden at an unknown location.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 195
    Caption: "Bijou Inn -- Lake Tahoe.," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy standing next to automobile near Bijou Inn and store in the Lake Tahoe area.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 194
    No caption, c. 1915-1920. Photograph taken from plane, with an unidentified lake below.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 193
    Caption: "Aeroplane [sic] Scenes Above the Clouds.," c. 1915-1920. Photograph taken in an unidentified location, from what appears to have been a biplane (given the small portion of wing that is visible on the left side of the photograph). The locale is unknown.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 192
    Caption: "Eagle Falls -- Lake Tahoe.," c. 1915-1920. Side view of head of Eagle Falls, near Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 191
    Caption: "Lake Tahoe," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy posing for a photograph with an unidentified young woman, on a steep hillside in front of pine trees.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 190
    Caption: "Ogden Canyon," c. 1915-1920. Railroad tracks and a raised roadbed (with stone retaining wall) bracket Ogden Creek in this image, surrounded by steep, rocky canyon walls.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 189
    Caption: "Ogden Canyon," c. 1915-1920. Railroad tracks and a raised roadbed (with stone retaining wall) bracket Ogden Creek in this image, with a bridge and steep canyon walls also visible.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 188
    No caption, c. 1917-1920. Several biplanes parked in a field, likely at Camp Lewis, Washington.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 187
    Caption: "My Trip in an Aeroplane -- Camp Lewis, Wash.," c. 1917-1920. William McCarthy in the rear seat of a biplane, either getting ready to take off or having just landed.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 186
    Caption: "Scene in the Petrified Forest.," c. 1915-1920. Petrified tree trunk separated from pathway by fence. It is unknown in which petrified forest locale the photograph was taken.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 185
    No caption, c. 1915-1920. Petrified tree trunk partially buried at unidentified location.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 184
    No caption, c. 1915-1920. Several people (including William and Grace McCarthy at the far left) picnicking at an unidentified location.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 183
    Caption: "Camp Life -- Utah National Guard.," c. 1915-1920. Two Utah National Guardsmen standing in front of tent at an unidentified location.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 182
    No caption, c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy standing in campground next to automobile fitted with mattress and curtains for privacy while sleeping. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 179, 180, and 181.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 181
    No caption, c. 1915-1920. Grace McCarthy standing in a campground next to automobile rigged with a mattress and curtains for privacy while sleeping. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 179, 180, and 182.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 180
    No caption, c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy preparing to leave campground in automobile. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 179, 181, and 182.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 179
    Caption: "Camp Life.," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy standing next to automobile at an unidentified campground. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 180, 181, and 182.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 178
    Caption: "An Automobile Detour in Utah," c. 1915-1920. William McCarthy standing with three automobiles parked on and alongside railroad tracks, at an unidentified location in Utah.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 177
    Caption: "Rose Carnival -- Portland." Features a parade float shaped as a swan, with roses, an American flag, and a sign reading "peace." The Portland Rose Festival began in 1907 as the Rose Carnival. It is now an annual festival featuring three parades, including the Grand Floral Parade, the second-largest all-floral parade in the nation (the largest being the Tournament of Roses held each New Year in Pasadena, California).
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 176
    Caption: "Camp Life.," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy seated next to automobile at an unidentified campground for a meal. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 179, 180, 181, and 182.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 175
    No caption, c. 1920. William McCarthy in camp ground standing beside automobile converted to "bedroom," with a tarp around the windows for privacy. See also 96-07-08-alb04-176, 179, 180, 181, and 182.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 174
    No caption, c. 1915-1920. Shepperd's Dell Bridge, built in 1914, spans Young Creek along the Historic Columbia River Highway.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 173
    Caption: "Columbia River Scenes," c. 1920. Oneonta Creek running through thick, lush vegetation and a small, steeply-sided gorge.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 172
    Caption: "Sisters Hospital -- Walla Walla.," ca. 1920. Five-story brick and stone building. This building is the second hospital built on the site. The first, built in the 1880s by the Sisters of Providence, burned in a 1915 fire. This second building (seen here), constructed in 1916, served as the main hospital building until a new facility was constructed in 1976. The resulting new complex of buildings is now called the Providence St. Mary Medical Center.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 171
    Caption: "Washington State Capitol -- Olympia.," c. 1920. Also known as The Castle, this building served as Washington's state capitol building from 1905 to 1928, when the Legislature moved into the current building. The central tower of The Castle was lost in a 1928 fire, while numerous other towers fell to the 1949 Olympia earthquake. Some of those towers have been restored.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 170
    Caption: "Columbia River Scenes," c. 1920. Waterfall in upper part of photograph, with stream in foreground. A small footbridge can be seen at the base of the second tier of the falls.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 169
    No caption, c. 1920. Waterfall with lush vegetation along the Columbia River in Oregon. The Benson Footbridge, built in 1914, is featured at the center of the photograph.
  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 168
    No caption, c. 1915-1920. Unidentified women standing at a summit point in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, at elevation 7,630 feet. She is standing next to a road sign with directions and distances to Placerville and Lake Tahoe listed.