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No Caption: A view of the ferryboat, Solano, in Contra Costa County, California, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Honolulu," c. 1906. Unidentified toddler posed on the back of a horse.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Crockett Mandolin Club," c. 1906. William McCarthy is seen strumming the mandolin, second from left.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Spanish War Veteran Statue," shows the Spanish-American War Memorial in San Francisco, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Alcatraz," c. 1920. Image of lighthouse, main prison building (at top of hill), residences, and wharf facilities at Alcatraz Island prior to its designation as a federal penitentiary in 1934. Built in 1859 by the U.S. Army for coastal defense purposes, the fort at Alcatraz began serving as a prison in 1861. It ceased function as a defense fortification and became the Pacific Branch of the U.S. Military Prison in 1907. Over the next two decades the facilities on the island were modified and modernized.
Date: 1920
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-217 with caption: "Last Rites," shows a grave site with dozens of caskets ready for burial. A priest and two altar boys stand at one side of the caskets, while a large group of US Navy sailors looks on from the other side. While sailing from port in San Diego on the morning of July 21, 1905, the boiler of the USS Bennington exploded, killing sixty-six of her crew. The victims were laid to rest in the cemetery at Fort Rosecrans.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Coronado Tent City.," c. 1910. Beach scene near the Coronado Hotel, showing groups of people enjoying a day at the sea shore. Established in 1900 for travelers who could not afford to stay in the resort hotel, the Coronado Tent City consisted of a grid of streets lined with furnished tents, near the sea shore. It also featured restaurants, a library, soda fountain, theater, bandstand, and other recreational facilities.
Date: 1910
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No caption. William and unidentified woman embrace while sitting in a wicker chair in front of the John Shields residence in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island.
Date: 1934
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No Caption: shows Grace and William McCarthy, and unidentified woman riding in an electric motor chair, also known as the Osborn Electriquette, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Boulder Dam, View From Lower Side - 40 Foot Highway on Top of Dam," c. 1935, shows the dam near the completion of its construction.
Date: 1935
