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Caption: "A Twisted Monument," 1906, shows damage from the earthquake to a monument in a San Francisco cemetery.

Date: 1906

Caption: "Motor Chairs," shows Grace and William McCarthy, and unidentified woman riding in an electric motor chair, also known as the Osborn Electriquette, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Casino Santa Cruz," c. 1910-1915, on the Santa Cruz boardwalk, opened in 1907, replacing the original 1904 casino that had burned down in 1906. See also 96-07-08-alb03-007.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Wall Street, New York. Aug 8 1934." Street scene on Wall Street, New York City. Bustling crowds fill the sidewalks while tall buildings loom on each side of the street.

Date: 8/8/1934

Caption: "Columbia River Scenes," c. 1920. Waterfall with lush vegetation along the Columbia River in Oregon. The Benson Footbridge, built in 1914, can be seen through the trees near the base of the waterfall.

Date: 1920

Caption: "Tea Garden -- Golden Gate Park," c. 1910. View of the five-acre Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Established in 1894 by George Turner Marsh for the Midwinter Exposition of that year, it is the oldest public Japanese Tea Garden in the U.S.

Date: 1910

No Caption. William McCarthy poses with an unidentified woman on a wicker chair in front of the John Shields residence in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island.

Date: 1934

No caption. Red pennant with white writing reading "Yosemite Celebration of July 4th 1917."

Date: 1917

Caption: "Riverside Villa, Aug 15, 1915," shows a group of McCarthy friends and family at the Riverside Villa resort in Healdsburg.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Casino-Santa Cruz," c. 1910. A view of the beachside casino resort with many beachgoers enjoying the sand and water. The casino, designed by William Weeks, was constructed in 1907, replacing a previous casino building that burned down in 1906. See also 96-07-08-alb05-075.

Date: 1910