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  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 223

    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

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 006

    Caption: "The Rocky Sierra Summit Above Donner Lake." Mountain scene with dirt and graveled roadway, likely along what is now Interstate 80.

    Date: 1927

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 112

    No caption. An unidentified woman poses for a photograph in white dress and flower adorned hat at what is likely the Alhambra Springs of Alhambra Creek in Contra Costa County, c. 1906.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 156

    Caption: "Oregon Building Interior," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-134.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 147

    Caption: "South Gardens," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-125.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 102

    Caption: "Coast Defense: 14 Inch Disappearing Gun." Another copy of a C.D. Heath photograph, this image shows a heavy artillery gun, with two unidentified men standing next to it, at the Sandy Hook Proving Ground. Located at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, the Sandy Hook Proving Ground was used by the U.S. Army to test ordinance and materiel from 1874-1919. See also 96-07-08-alb05-101.

    Date: 1910

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 099

    Caption: "Hollywood Hotel," c. 1915-1916. Façade of Hotel Hollywood, with automobile parked on street outside. The hotel, originally built in 1902 and expanded in 1905, served as a social venue for many of Hollywood's early film stars. It was torn down in 1956 to make way for an office building.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 053

    Caption: "Desert View Tower - Arizona Grand Canyon," c. 1935. The Desert View Watchtower, built in 1932, was designed by architect Mary Colter in the style of Ancestral Puebloan watchtowers.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 048

    Caption: "Trestle in Northern California," c. 1906, shows a railroad trestle nestled among trees and hills.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 240

    Caption: "Tatoosh Range - Rainier National Park," c. 1935.

    Date: 1935