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  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 207

    Caption: "A 3 inch Field Gun Ready for Action," c. 1915. Shows a crew of men operating a 3" field gun, a heavy artillery gun set onto a carriage for mobile use. The U.S. military used these guns between 1905 and 1919, gradually phasing them out of use during the 1920s in favor of more modern weapons.

    Date: 1915

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1459a

    Bloomington Mills

    Date: 1886

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1288

    Turf Club

    Date: 1885

  • McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 099

    Caption: "Palace of Fine Arts, Dome," built for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.

    Date: 1915

  • Old Series Trademark No. 0277

    Pride of California

    Date: 1874

  • Old Series Trademark No. 0751

    Sand or Sand Soap

    Date: 1881

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 055

    Caption: "Mammoth Hot Springs Resort," c. 1923. Grace McCarthy poses in front of Mammoth Hot Springs Resort. Originally called the National Hotel, the building opened for business in 1883. It underwent significant alterations and renovations between 1911 and 1913, by which time the resort was known as the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel. The hotel was torn down in 1936 in favor of a more modern facility.

    Date: 1923

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 260

    No Caption: Shows a train somewhere in the Sierra Nevada, c. 1915.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 318

    Caption: "A Tank from the Liberty Bond Train." Shows a Renault FT Tank, a small French tank with caterpillar-style propulsion used during World War I. This tank was displayed as part of the fifth Liberty Bond Drive, held in 1919. During World War I, the U.S. government raised funds for the war by issuing "liberty bonds." Liberty Bond Trains crisscrossed the country to encourage purchase of the bonds. Citizens who purchased the bonds could later redeem them for the purchase price plus interest.

    Date: 1919

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 320

    Caption: "Golden Gate Bridge, Construction, July 1, 1936." Image of one terminus of the Golden Gate Bridge, showing the anchoring site of the suspension wires. Completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the mouth of San Francisco Bay (called the Golden Gate), connecting San Francisco with Marin County to the north. It is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world, and was named in 1994 as one of the Modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

    Date: 7/1/1936