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Caption: "Colorado St. Main Thoroughfare of Pasadena, May 18, 1934." Scene on Colorado Street in Pasadena.

Date: 5/18/1934

Caption: "Tatoosh Mountain Range. At the base of Mount Rainier - Rainier National Park," c. 1935.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Battery covered with snow, Fort Worden, Wash.," c. 1908-1912. Shows the three batteries at Fort Worden covered in a blanket of snow, with the ocean or Puget Sound in the distance. Construction began on the fort in 1898, and by 1902 it was serving as an active U.S. Army base. Fort Worden was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. The U.S. sold the property to the state of Washington in 1957. In 1973, the fort and surrounding area opened as Fort Worden State Park.

Date: 1908

Caption: "State Sign, Between Rawlins and Rock Springs, Wyoming. Oct. 1, 1934." William McCarthy standing next to an informational road sign in Wyoming, noting the location as being along the U.S.'s primary Continental Divide.

Date: 10/1/1934

No caption, c. 1935. William McCarthy is feeding a bear standing upright, likely in Yosemite National Park. This photograph was loose in the box with Album 11.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Broadyay [sic] from Roof of Woolworth Bldg N.Y.," c. 1925. Bird's eye view of New York City's Broadway, and surrounding skyscrapers.

Date: 1925

Correspondence from K. C. May to S. H. Thompson regarding food stamp policy; Attached to Correspondence on Policy Ruling (F3729_66_005)

Date: August 14, 1942

Caption: "Life At Camp Curry," c. 1917. Two unidentified people pose in front of their tent at Camp Curry. An arrow points to an enameled pail just inside the tent, labeled "For Use in Case of Fire." Yosemite's Half Dome Village, established by David and Jennie Curry in 1899, was originally called Camp Curry, and then later Curry Village. It was designed to provide cheaper accommodations for Yosemite tourists than the resort hotels. The couple set up furnished tents and provided amenities such as a dining tent. As attendance at the park increased, the couple constructed more facilities with more modern amenities. In 2016, as a result of a legal dispute over trademarked names in the park, Curry Village changed its name to Half Dome Village.

Date: 1917

No Caption: A group photograph of William and Grace McCarthy with friends and family at the Riverside Villa resort in Healdsburg, c. 1915.

Date: 1915

No caption, c. 1920. Scene showing the La Plaza Building in Atascadero. Opened in 1917 and designed by John J. Roth, the building contained shops, a post office, and a movie theater on the lower floors, while the rooms of the Atascadero Inn occupied the top floor. The building was converted entirely to the Atascadero Inn in the 1920s, but was subsequently destroyed by fire in 1934.

Date: 1920