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Caption: "Santa Cruz," c. 1920. Group of unidentified people on a beach in Santa Cruz, including Grace McCarthy (far right).

Date: 1920

No Caption: A group of unidentified women and girls on bicycles at Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Russian River - Healdsburg," c. 1914. William and Grace McCarthy are seen rowing a boat on the Russian River.

Date: 1914

Caption: "Park Music Stand, "c. 1908. A view of the bandstand at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

Date: 1908

Caption: "Tea Kettle - Yellowstone," c. 1923. Teakettle Spring is a thermally active site in Yellowstone National Park's Upper Geyser Basin.

Date: 1923

No Caption: undated. Photograph shows what appears to be part of the carriage of a heavy coastal artillery gun.

Date: Undated

Caption: "Bruin robbing the garbage cans," c. 1935, shows a bear raiding garbage cans at Yellowstone National Park.

Date: 1935

Caption: "6" Disappearing Gun," c. 1915. Side view of a 6" disappearing gun in a barbette (gun emplacement). 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: 1915

Caption: "The Alameda of Presidio," c. 1906, shows the entryway to the Presidio, lined with cannonballs. 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

Caption: "Chicago Fair Grounds, View of Lagoon from Sky Ride. No 1 Agricultural Building. No2 Government Building. Sept. 17, 1934." Bird's eye view of a portion of the fair grounds for Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. Two of the fair's structures have been labeled in this photograph, including the Agriculture Building, a long low structure, and the Federal Building, featuring three towers representing the three branches of the federal government. 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." None of the buildings constructed for the fair are still extant today, having been built as temporary facilities.

Date: 9/17/1934