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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-169 with caption:"On the Shasta Route, Cal," c. 1910. Photograph likely taken from an observation car, showing a train running along a creek or river in a mountainous area. Given the caption, this is likely in the Siskiyou Mountains, Trinity Mountains, or the Cascade Range, but the specific location is unidentified.

Date: 1910

Caption: "Nevada Falls [sic]," c. 1917. Nevada Fall is a 594-foot high waterfall upstream of Vernal Fall on the Merced River, in the Little Yosemite Valley.

Date: 1917

Caption: "Palace of Fine Arts-San Diego Exposition," 1935. Grace is seen here resting before the Palace of Fine Arts at the California-Pacific International Exposition.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Summit -- Tahoe, Placerville Highway." William and Grace McCarthy standing in front of a small wood shed, likely along what is now U.S. Route 50 east of Placerville.

Date: 1927

No caption. An unidentified young child is seen standing next to a large dog, in a yard at an unidentified location, c. 1906.

Date: 1906

Caption: "Mount Rainier - Rainier National Park," c. 1935, shows glaciers on the 14,410 foot mountain. An iconic landmark on the Washington landscape, Mt. Rainier is an active volcano.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Vernal Falls [sic]," c. 1917. Vernal Fall is a 317-foot waterfall on the Merced River, downstream of Nevada Fall.

Date: 1917

Caption: "Golden Gate Bridge, Construction, July 1, 1936." Image of one terminus of the Golden Gate Bridge, showing the anchoring site of the suspension wires. Completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the mouth of San Francisco Bay (called the Golden Gate), connecting San Francisco with Marin County to the north. It is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world, and was named in 1994 as one of the Modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Date: 7/1/1936

Caption: "Sutters [sic] Fort - Sacramento," c. 1920, shows a gun tower at Sutter's Fort, and a gate bracketed by two cannons. John Sutter established the fort in 1839, calling it New Helvetia. After the discovery of gold at one of Sutter's mills (at Coloma, on the American River), almost all of the fort's inhabitants left for the gold fields in the foothills. The fort deteriorated until being restored from 1891-1893. The Native Sons of the Golden West were influential in the restoration. The fort is now the site of a State Historic Park. See also 96-07-08-alb05-117 and 118.

Date: 1920

Caption: "Jackson Park - Chicago," c. 1923. The Grand Basin at Jackson Park. This 500-acre park was originally designed for use as the site of the World's Columbian Exposition (also called the Chicago World's Fair), held in 1893. The Grand Basin was a large reflecting pool at the center of the Exposition, around which the main buildings were constructed.

Date: 1923