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  • McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 117

    Caption: "South Gardens -Night," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 066

    Caption: "Mobile Bay, Mobile, Alabama, June 21, 34." The photograph provides a view of Mobile Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama. The City of Mobile sits at its northwestern shore. Harbor facilities are evident in the photograph, and several small boats are docked at a wharf, including the tugboat Harry G. Lytle.

    Date: 6/19/1934

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 426

    Caption: "Temple of Quetzalcoatl, Mexico."

    Date: 1938

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 238

    Caption: "Railroad Yards -- Seattle.," c. 1905-1909. View of busy rail yard in Seattle, with a series of trains loaded with what appears to be gravel or rubble, as well as sheds, a water tower, and several other outbuildings.

    Date: 1905

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 201

    Caption: "Van Ness turned into a Business Street." c.1906

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 115

    Caption: "Key West Residence of Judge Harris, Most Southern Point in the United States July 2, 1934." View of the Queen Anne-style Victorian mansion constructed in Key West by Judge Vinning Harris in 1897. The home was originally touted as occupying the southernmost point in the U.S., resulting in the colloquial name "Southernmost House." During the Prohibition years (1920-1933) the house operated as a speakeasy, with a restaurant and casino. In 1939, it was converted to use as a nightclub. Today, it has been renovated for use as a bed-and-breakfast.

    Date: 7/2/1934

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 077

    Caption: "Nudist Colony - San Diego Expo.," c. 1935. The Zoro Garden Nudist Colony, named for the Persian mystic, Zoroaster, was an unusual and controversial attraction that featured partially nude men and women performing as nudists. Exposition visitors were charged twenty-five cents to watch the "nudists" perform ceremonies and other activities. Today, the sunken Zoro Garden in Balboa Park is a butterfly garden.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 285

    No Caption: Shows Harold (in dress) and Lena (in man's suit) sitting on a small bench in Healdsburg, c. 1915.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 358

    Caption: "Pacos [sic] River - View from Del Rio Highway, Texas." c. 1935. Pecos River and Del Rio Highway, Texas.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 087

    Caption: "Court of Abundance," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

    Date: 1915