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  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 259

    Caption: "Crater Lake, Oregon - View from Watchman Point," c. 1935. Located in the Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake is a caldera lake formed about 7,700 years ago by the collapse of the volcano, Mount Mazama. Its 1,949 foot depth makes it the deepest lake in the United States.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 213

    Caption: "Old Spanish Fort -- Petaluma," c. 1920. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo began construction on the Petaluma Adobe in 1836, as a ranch house and defensive structure. It is now the centerpiece of Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, having been reconstructed after deterioration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It is the largest existing, privately-built adobe in the state.

    Date: 1920

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 083

    Caption: "City Hall - St. Louis," c. 1923. Grace McCarthy poses in front of the St. Louis City Hall, while a man mows the lawn and an adult and child stroll on the sidewalk. The French Renaissance Revival style building, designed by George Richard Mann, has been home to the city's governmental offices since 1898.

    Date: 1923

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 135

    Caption: "Adams Springs.," c. 1920. Buildings in Adams Springs, likely part of the resort that operated there in the first half of the twentieth century.

    Date: 1920

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 208

    Caption: "Elevated R.R. View from Williamsburg Bridge. New York, Aug. 9, 1934." Bird's eye view of a portion of New York City, from the Williamsburg Bridge over the East River. An elevated railway dominates the center of the photograph.

    Date: 8/9/1934

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 236

    Caption: "Varied Industries Building P.C. Exp." William McCarthy is seen standing near the Varied Industries Building, with the California Building in the background, at the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park, San Diego. See also 96-07-08-alb01-157.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 116

    Caption: "Niagara Falls," c. 1925. View of the American Falls (widest waterfall in the photograph), and Bridal Veil Falls, two of the three waterfalls that make up the iconic Niagara Falls straddling the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York.

    Date: 1925

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 082

    Caption: "Memorial -- Cemetry [sic] of Arlington," c. 1935. Shows an exterior view of Arlington Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, dedicated in 1920. The Tomb of the Unknowns, also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, on the amphitheater's east steps, can be seen at the far left.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 182

    Caption: "Capitol Building, Washington, D. C. July 23, 1934." View of the domed United States Capitol, housing both the Senate and House of Representatives. Constructed between 1793 and 1800 and designed by architect William Thornton, the building has undergone several expansions, including the addition of the wedding-cake-style dome in the 1850s.

    Date: 7/23/1934

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 001a

    No caption, 1913. U.S. Two-Cent commemorative postage stamp, celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal. The stamp, issued in 1913, features an image of two ships passing through the locks of the Canal.

    Date: 1913