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  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 212

    Caption: "Call Building," c. 1906. Completed in 1898 and designed by civic leader Claus Spreckels, the Call building on the corner of 3rd and Market streets was one of the first skyscrapers in San Francisco, built to house the San Francisco Call newspaper offices. While the structure withstood the 1906 earthquake, the interior caught fire and sustained considerable damage. After major renovations, the building is today known as The Central Tower.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 428

    Caption: "The Zocalo and the Cathedral dating from 1573 - Mexico City. Plaza de la Costitucion [sic]."

    Date: 1938

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 370

    Caption: "The bull turns for another charge at the Matador. Bull fight at Monterey [sic], Mexico."

    Date: 1938

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 177

    Caption: "Smith Building -- Seattle." View of the neoclassical Smith Tower in Seattle, built by industrialist Lyman Cornelius Smith. At the time of its completion in 1914, the Smith Tower was the tallest building on the West Coast, until being superseded by the Space Needle in 1962. See also 96-07-08-alb08-035.

    Date: 1914

  • Old Series Trademark No. 3559

    Marigold Brand, Queen Brand, The Hub Brand

    Date: 1900

  • Registration Memo No. 10

    Bulletin from Howard E. Deems regarding registration for any person of Japanese descent

    Date: December 10, 1941

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 062

    Caption: "Burnt Arlington Dock, Seattle." This photograph shows the result of a fire at Seattle's Arlington Dock on May 7, 1906. Heavy fire damage can be seen on the building pictured. Its roof and the central portion of the façade collapsed, and burn marks appear at all windows. Thousands of dollars' worth of supplies were destroyed in the fire. At the time, Arlington Dock was the primary shipping facility for the city.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 215

    Caption: "42nd Street. City Library on right, New York City, N.Y. Aug. 15, 1934." Busy street scene along New York City's 42nd Street, showing numerous pedestrians, automobiles, and street trolleys. On the right side of the photograph can be seen the side of the New York Public Library's main building, opened in 1911. At the time of its opening, the Library's main reading room was the largest of its kind in the world.

    Date: 8/15/1934

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 063

    Caption: "Steamer, Princess Beatrice, Seattle.," c. 1908-1912. View of the Princess Beatrice, a steamship operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) between Seattle, Washington, and Victoria, British Columbia. Built in 1903, she made her first trip in January 1904. The CPR operated several ships in the Pacific Northwest, all of which were christened with "Princess" in the name. As a result, the CPR naval fleet was often referred to as "The Pacific Princesses" or the "Princess Fleet."

    Date: 1908

  • McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 056

    Caption: "A.Y.P.E. Seattle." Cascading fountains 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