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  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 251

    Caption: "Yosemite Falls," c.1917. Both the Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls, on Yosemite Creek, are visible in this photograph, taken from the valley floor. The highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Falls is made up of two successive cascades falling a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the Upper Fall to the base of the Lower Fall. The Upper Fall alone is 1,430 feet high, and is one of the top twenty highest waterfalls in the world.

    Date: 1917

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 074

    Caption: "Williams Canion [sic] - Cave of the Winds," c. 1923. View of a rugged canyon with a small building perched on one wall featuring a sign reading "CAVE." In 1880, two brothers, George and John Pickett, discovered the entrance to a large cave system in Williams Canyon. Further exploration resulted in opening more caverns within the system. The site became a tourist attraction called "Cave of the Winds," with guided tours having been on offer since 1881.

    Date: 1923

  • McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 117

    Caption: "Sutro Baths S.F.," c. 1910. Interior shot of the Sutro Baths, north of the Cliff House. Designed by Adolph Sutro in 1894, the bathhouses at one time covered three oceanfront acres just north of Ocean Beach and the Cliff House. Eventually, the Sutro Baths fell into disrepair and what was left of them burned down in 1966. Since 1973, the concrete ruins have been part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. See also 96-07-08-alb02-023.

    Date: 1910

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1468b

    C.P. and Co.

    Date: 1886

  • eichler_f3274_320_18

    Caption: "Front Elevation East." Revision. On label: "Acute Disturbed Females, Stockton." Design and drawing of Acute Disturbed Ward, Stockton State Hospital, by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals.

    Date: 1937

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 062

    Caption: "Japanese Garden. Golden Gate Park," c. 1910. Originally created as a "Japanese Village" exhibit for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition, the still existing Japanese Tea Garden is now the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States.

    Date: 1910

  • eichler_f3274_198

    Caption: "Education Building - The Mall - Sacramento, Calif." Alfred Eichler, supervising architect of design; from working drawings by Harry Devine, Architect. Built in 1950. Project for Department of Finance - Buildings and Grounds - Office Buildings.

    Date: 1949

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 267

    Caption: "Camp Life -- Chino Calif." William and Grace McCarthy laughing as they remove their shoes in preparation for getting into a bed situated under a tree in a yard or garden.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 176

    Caption: "Camp Life.," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy seated next to automobile at an unidentified campground for a meal. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 179, 180, 181, and 182.

    Date: 1920

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1905

    St. Hubert Extra Stock, Carte Blanche California Wine Growers Union, St. Hubert Congnad

    Date: 1890