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Caption: "Coney Island, Sunday Crowd. New York. Aug. 19, 1934." Very crowded beach scene on New York's Coney Island. The construction of several resort hotels on the island in the 1870s and 1880s encouraged construction of amusement parks to provide tourist destinations. Coney Island has hosted several large amusement parks over the years, including one of the world's first roller coasters (built in 1884). Numerous smaller attractions were available as well. The island's popularity peaked in the World War II era, but despite some decline is still a world-renowned recreation area.

Date: 8/19/1934

Office memorandum from Lois Craig to Margaret S. Watkins regarding staff made available by the Federal government

Date: March 24, 1942

Caption: "Statue of Family Love, Forest Lawn Memorial Park. L.A.," c. 1935, shows Family Love (Ernesto Gazzeri, sculptor), on the grounds of Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Mission Carmel," c. 1918, at Carmel-by-the-Sea in Monterey County, was established by Spanish Franciscans in 1770.

Date: 1918

Hand-drawn sketch map of Llamitos de los Correos or Guadalupe y Llamitos de los Correos or Chular boundaries. Volume 1, page 48.

Date: 1831

Caption: "The Mountain Highway Near Camptonville," c. 1920. Mountain scene, likely in or near Yuba County, California.

Date: 1920

National Mills, Superfine Flour

Date: 1871

Hand-drawn sketch map of Cholam boundaries. Volume 2, page 35.

Date: 1844

Caption: "Tacoma Bridge.," c. 1913. Double leaf, Rall-type bascule bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. This is one of the rare instances where William McCarthy's labeling of the photographs in the albums is incorrect. The Broadway Bridge, built in 1913, was Portland's first bascule bridge, or drawbridge. It retains the distinction of being the longest bascule bridge span in the world.

Date: 1913

Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada de San Ancelmo boundaries. Volume 1, page 554.

Date: 1839