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Caption: "U. S. 10" Gun, Firing Position.," c. 1905. William McCarthy standing next to a 10" disappearing gun, raised to its firing position. 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.

Date: 1905

Caption: "Date Palm, Shields Date Gardens, Blythe, California, May 31, 1935," shows Grace McCarthy standing next to a date palm.

Date: 1935

No Caption: William and Grace McCarthy standing before the Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-055.

Date: 1915

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

Date: 1897

Caption: "Market Street Burning." Fire engulfing buildings in San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, including the Call Building.

Date: 4/18/1906

Wood, Christieson and Co.

Date: 1890

Caption: "Camp Herman," c. 1912-1915. View of the Zayante Inn at Mount Herman. Originally the site of Hotel Tuxedo, in 1906 a group later known as the Mount Herman Association, Inc. purchased the building and surrounding property, and renamed it the Zayante Inn. The inn became a Christian retreat center. Although this building was destroyed by fire in 1921, the retreat center was rebuilt as the Mount Herman Christian Conference Center, still operating today.

Date: 1915

All Points Bulletin regarding protection of airplane plants, parts manufacturers and principle airdromes

Date: December 24, 1941

Item in meeting minutes relating to charges filed against Japanese employees and investigation of loyalty

Date: April 15, 1942

Correspondence from Earl Warren to J. Edgar Hoover regarding an update on evacuation and public sentiment

Date: March 30, 1942