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  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 112

    Caption: "Spanish Type Home -- Key West. July 2, 1934." View of a multi-story residence in Key West. Much of the building is obscured by surrounding vegetation.

    Date: 7/2/1934

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 053

    Caption: "Gibbons Falls," c. 1923. Yellowstone National Park's Gibbon Falls is located on the Gibbon River. The falls drop roughly eighty-four feet in a gradual descent.

    Date: 1923

  • 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.

    Date: 1927

  • 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.

    Date: 1920

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 288

    Caption: "Mississippi River Bridge. Rock Island to Davenport, Iowa. Sept. 25, 1934." View of the Government Bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Rock Island and Davenport, Iowa. Built in 1896 and designed by Ralph Modjeski, the bridge in this photograph was the fourth bridge constructed at the site, replacing earlier structures made obsolete by the increasing volume and changing character of traffic. This double-decker bridge connected the U.S. arsenal on Rock Island with Davenport, Iowa, and featured a double rail road track, a separate deck for automobiles, and a swing section. The bridge is still in use today.

    Date: 9/25/1934

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 246

    No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb05-185, with caption: "Council Crest -- Portland," Buildings and benches in a park setting, with a tall observation tower, labeled the "Observatory," at the right side of the photograph. Council Crest Park in Portland, Oregon was the site of an amusement park between 1907 and 1929. The buildings in this photograph were part of that park. The Observatory, built in 1907, was demolished in 1941 to make room for a water tower. The area is still in use as a municipal park.

    Date: 1909

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1843

    Alexander Humboldt

    Date: 1890

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1448b

    Photograving

    Date: 1886

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 018

    Caption: "Presidio and Golden Gate," c. 1906. A high vantage point view of the Presidio and Golden Gate. Established in 1776 by Spanish explorers, the Presidio is a fortified location overlooking the Golden Gate, the entrance into San Francisco Bay. It was closed as a military structure in 1995, and is now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 044

    Caption: "Negro Woman and Son -- Morgan City -- Louisiana, June 13, 1934." Unidentified African-American woman and young man along a road in Morgan City. The woman is carrying a pail on her head, while the young man is carrying two wood planks.

    Date: 6/13/1934