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  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 128

    No Caption: View of the California Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Held in Seattle to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest, the fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus. See also 96-07-08-alb05-214.

    Date: 1909

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 234

    Caption: "Peristyle - City Park- New Orleans," c. 1925. The Neoclassical open air pavilion seen at the left side of this photograph was built in New Orleans' City Park in 1907 to host parties, dances and weddings. It was designed by architect Paul Andry.

    Date: 1925

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 113

    Caption: "Republic Statue Jackson Park Chicago," c. 1925. Designed by Chester French (sculptor), this version of the Statue of the Republic has stood in Chicago's Jackson Park since its construction in 1918. It is a one-third replica of a statue at the World's Columbian Exposition, held at Chicago in 1893.

    Date: 1925

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 090

    No Caption: c. 1908-1912. Side view of a disappearing coastal artillery gun. 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: 1908

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 108

    Caption: "Peninsula and Occidental R.R. Florida. July 2, 34." View of railroad tracks carried over water into the distance on a wood trestle. This is likely part of the Overseas Railroad, an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, built to connect Key West with the Florida mainland.

    Date: 7/2/1934

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 304

    Caption: "Casa Del Rey -- Santa Cruz.," c. 1911. View of the resort hotel known as Casa del Rey, built in 1911 in Santa Cruz. The hotel operated until sustaining significant damage in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The building was subsequently demolished.

    Date: 1911

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 118

    Caption: "Sea Side, Oregon.," undated. View of a beach along the Oregon coastline, with a rocky cliffs and ocean waves breaking.

    Date: Undated

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 221

    Caption: "CHICAGO AND BENNINGTON, OFFICERS & CREW." View of the USS Chicago. The flagship of the US fleet in the Pacific at the time, the USS Chicago was called to the fort after a boiler explosion on the USS Bennington killed sixty-six and wounded dozens more. A board of inquiry into the cause of the explosion was convened on board the Chicago. The board found that no error on the part of the Bennington's crew contributed to the explosion.

    Date: 1905

  • McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 046

    No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb06-108, with caption: "Crockett Mandolin Club," c. 1906. William McCarthy is seen strumming the mandolin, second from left.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 240

    Caption: "Historic North Church, Boston. Where Signal was Hung for Paul Revere, Sept. 5, 1934." View of the clock tower and steeple of the Old North Church, built in 1723. The church is said to be the site where Paul Revere, after his famous midnight ride, caused two lanterns to be hung as the signal that British troops were advancing into the area by sea rather than by land.

    Date: 9/5/1934