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Caption: "Long Beach," c. 1915, shows a view of a portion of "The Pike," which was an amusement zone along the shoreline in Long Beach, California. It was founded in 1902 by Charles Rivers Drake, a Civil War veteran and early Long Beach developer. The Pike included arcades, gift shops, food stands, a variety of rides, and a grand bath house (the two-story building pictured on the right). After years of disrepair, The Pike was closed in 1979.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Bear Decending [sic] a Tree," c. 1923. The bear in 96-07-08-alb09-041 is seen beginning his descent from the tree in this photograph.

Date: 1923

Caption: "Columbia River Jetty, Or.," c. 1910. View of a jetty built at the mouth of the Columbia River, carrying a railroad trestle. A train hauling cars loaded with large rocks is visible at the left side of the photograph. This is likely the so-called South Jetty, extending more than six miles into the ocean from Point Adams on the Oregon side of the river mouth. The jetty system at the mouth of the Columbia River was constructed between 1885 and 1917. Designed to funnel water from the Columbia River in a more concentrated fashion into the Pacific Ocean, the jetty system helped create a deeper, more stable shipping channel.

Date: 1910

Caption: "Performing Elephants. Chicago Fair. Sept 23 1934." Three elephants performing in a circus ring at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."

Date: 9/23/1934

Caption: "6th. St. At Pine - St. Louis," c. 1923. A bustling street scene on 6th Street in St. Louis, at its intersection with Pine.

Date: 1923

Caption: "Carlsbad Caverns -- New Mexico, May 30, 34." View looking into dark cave mouth of Carlsbad Cavern, a series of natural underground chambers including the "Big Room," the fifth-largest such chamber in North America with a length of 1,000 feet, a width of 625 feet, and a maximum height of 255 feet. The site was named Carlsbad Cave National Monument in 1923, and declared Carlsbad Caverns National Park in 1930.

Date: 5/30/1934

No caption. William McCarthy in a swimsuit at an unidentified location, c. 1910.

Date: 1910

No caption, c. 1906. William McCarthy in suit and bowler hat, posing next to a stream.

Date: 1906

No Caption: Several unidentified people posing for a group photograph at an unidentified location, c. 1906.

Date: 1906

No caption. William McCarthy poses for a photograph at an unidentified location, c. 1910.

Date: 1910