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Caption: "The John Shields Home." Side view of the residence of John Shields on Long Island, with a car parked under a carport.
Date: 1934
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No caption, c. 1920. Group of unidentified people posing for a photograph in a park or landscaped yard. William McCarthy is seated at the bottom right.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Sea Side, Oregon.," undated. View of a beach along the Oregon coastline, with a rocky cliffs and ocean waves breaking.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "U.S. 10-inch Gun Dismounted." A close-up view of a large gun that has been partially dismounted, at an unidentified coastal defense battery.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Sleighing -- Port Townsend.," c. 1908-1912. William and Grace McCarthy sitting in a sleigh pulled by two horses, in a snowy landscape.
Date: 1908
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No Caption: shows William McCarthy in a swimsuit near what appears to be a pond in an unidentified location, c. 1915.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Fla. July 10, 1934." William McCarthy standing in front of a corner tower on the ramparts of Castillo de San Marcos (Castle of Saint Mark). The core structures of this coastal defense fort were completed by Spanish forces in 1695. Numerous additions, renovations, and repairs have occurred since that time. When Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. in 1821, the Castillo was designated a U.S. Army base and renamed Fort Marion, in honor of Frances Marion (also known as the Swamp Fox, Marion was an American Revolutionary War hero known for his guerilla war tactics). The fort was deactivated in 1933, and turned over to the National Park Service.
Date: 7/10/1934
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Caption: "Potato Race," c. 1917. Several horseback riders holding long poles skirmish around a bucket in what appears to be a game similar to polo, played with a potato. A crowd has gathered to watch the game, while the rock cliff walls of Yosemite Valley tower in the background. Given the date, this was likely part of Independence Day festivities in the Yosemite Valley.
Date: 7/4/1917
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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
