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  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 214

    Caption: "The Bennington (after the Boiler Explosion)." View of the USS Bennington, a U.S. Navy gunboat, Yorktown class, launched in 1890. She had tours of duty in South America, the Mediterranean, North and Central America, Hawaii, and the Philippines. On July 21, 1905, while in San Diego Harbor, the Bennington's boiler exploded, killing sixty-six men and injuring many more. Taken after the explosion, in this photograph the Bennington sits low in the water.

    Date: 1905

  • McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 055

    Caption: "A.Y.P.E. Seattle." Exposition building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was held in Seattle, Washington in 1909 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.

    Date: 1909

  • Old Series Trademark No. 3768

    The Toggery

    Date: 1900

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1798

    Argonaut and Pioneer

    Date: 1890

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1732

    The Monroe East India, Chutney

    Date: 1889

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 205

    Caption: "Del Monte," c. 1920. Five unidentified women standing in front of a palm tree on the grounds of the Hotel Del Monte. The photograph shows the second of three hotels built on the site, near Monterey, California (this building was destroyed by fire in 1924). The property surrounding the hotel became known as Pebble Beach.

    Date: 1920

  • McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 015

    No Caption: The Capitol building in Sacramento, California, c. 1910. Located on the west end of Capitol Park, the neoclassical building's construction began in 1860 and was completed in 1874. It houses the state legislature and offices of the governor. The capitol and grounds were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and as a California Historical Landmark in 1974.

    Date: 1910

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2486

    Bohemian Club

    Date: 1894

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 001

    Caption: "Cliff House, San Francisco," c. 1920. The building shown here is the fourth iteration of the Cliff House, a neo-classical design built after a fire destroyed the Victorian structure previously at the site in 1907. Reconstruction of the iconic restaurant began in 1908, and a new Cliff House opened in 1909 (the building in this photograph). The building was extensively remodeled in the 1930s.

    Date: 1920

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 179

    Caption: "Tamalpais Tavern," c. 1907. The Tamalpais Tavern opened in 1896 on top of Mount Tamalpais and quickly became a popular destination for Bay Area residents who rode the Muir Woods Railway up and down the mountain. A fire destroyed the tavern in 1923 and a smaller, more modest building was erected in 1924 but closed at the start of World War II.

    Date: 1907