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McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 018

Caption: "Tahoe Tavern Grounds." Grace McCarthy seated on shaded lounge chair on the grounds of the Tahoe Tavern.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 017

Caption: "Tahoe Tavern." Grace McCarthy standing in front of the tavern.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 016

Caption: "Main Street -- Truckee." Street scene with buildings on either side, including Donner Garage.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 015

Caption: "Grounds at Donner Lake Resort." Shows mountain valley scene with resort building and parked car.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 014

Image withheld due to copyright considerations. For more information, please contact the California State Archives Reference Desk at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246. Caption: "A movie dog team -- Truckee." This postcard shows a sled dog team pulling unidentified occupants in snow.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 013

Image withheld due to copyright considerations. For more information, please contact the California State Archives Reference Desk at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246. Caption: "Forty miles per hour on Lake Tahoe with Mr. E.D.N. Lehe." This postcard shows a speedboat with two occupants, crossing in front of a larger vessel, on Lake Tahoe.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 012

Caption: "Donner Lake -- view from the highway at the summit." Mountain scene with Donner Lake in far distance.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 011

Caption: "The S.P. snow sheds cutting through the rugged Sierra summit." Mountain scene with snow sheds sheltering the Southern Pacific Railroad's tracks through the Sierra Nevada Mountains from winter storms.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 010

Caption: "Sierra Summit -- Truckee Highway." Mountain scene, showing roadway with car in center of photograph. Likely along what is now Interstate 80.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 009

Caption: "Sierra Summit, Truckee Highway." Mountain scene showing car on road with switch-backs, probably along what is now Interstate 80.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 008

Caption: "Summit Hotel on the Truckee Highway." Hotel, probably in the vicinity of Donner Lake and what is now Interstate 80.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 007

Caption: "Lookout Point." Shows Grace McCarthy seated near steps and archway leading to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s "Lookout Point" in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, along the Lincoln Highway (now Interstate 80).

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 006

Caption: "The Rocky Sierra Summit Above Donner Lake." Mountain scene with dirt and graveled roadway, likely along what is now Interstate 80.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 005

Caption: "Scene on the Truckee Highway -- Sierra Nevada." Mountain scene with streambed, likely along what is now Interstate 80.

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 004

Caption: "Carquinez Bridge -- Crockett, Cal." This photograph shows the original Carquinez Bridge, built to span the Carquinez Strait and thereby contribute to a direct route between Sacramento and San Francisco. The steel cantilevered bridge, designed by Robinson & Steinman, was constructed in 1927. It is no longer extant, having been replaced by two parallel bridges constructed in 1958 and 2003. The structure of the original bridge was removed in 2007. See also 96-07-08-alb11-307 with caption: "Carquinez Bridge, Crockett, California. Oct. 9, 1934."

McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 003

Caption: "State Capitol -- Calif." Shows an entrance to California's State Capitol Building in Sacramento, as well as surrounding trees and steps leading to doorway.