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  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 253

    Caption: "Fort Baker, California," c. 1910. Fort Baker was constructed between 1901 and 1910 to provide permanent housing for the new seacoast fortifications that were built between 1897 and 1905. The men stationed at Fort Baker were members of the Coast Artillery Corps, officially created in 1907 by the U.S. Army to protect and defend the nation's harbors.

    Date: 1910

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 214

    Caption: "Robert E, Lee Statue - New Orleans," c. 1925. The Robert E. Lee Memorial in New Orleans was dedicated in 1884. Architect John Ray designed the base and pedestal, while sculptor Alexander Doyle was responsible for the statue itself. The monument commemorated the memory of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, until its removal in 2017.

    Date: 1925

  • eichler_f3274_413

    Caption: "South Portal Golden Gate Tunnel. Marin County approach to Golden Gate Bridge." Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Public Works - Highways - Bridge Department.

    Date: 1938

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 229

    Caption: "Statue of Liberty, New York." View of the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (now called Liberty Island). Designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the now-iconic statue was a gift from the people of France to the U.S. Built in segments in France by Gustave Eiffel (also famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris), the pieces were shipped from Paris to New York in 1885 and assembled. The Statue of Liberty was subsequently dedicated on October 28, 1886.

    Date: 1934

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 404

    Caption: Interior of the Church of San Francisco Acatepeck [sic] - Cholula." The church's construction was begun in 1590, with elaborate Spanish Baroque decorations added during the seventeenth century.

    Date: 1938

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 013

    Caption: "Thelma Todd's Tavern - Santa Monica," c. 1935. Built in 1928 for Hollywood actress Thelma Todd, the restaurant overlooked the Pacific Ocean at Malibu. Todd lived in the home above the tavern, where she was found dead in December 1935, under mysterious circumstances.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 062

    Caption: "Burnt Arlington Dock, Seattle." This photograph shows the result of a fire at Seattle's Arlington Dock on May 7, 1906. Heavy fire damage can be seen on the building pictured. Its roof and the central portion of the façade collapsed, and burn marks appear at all windows. Thousands of dollars' worth of supplies were destroyed in the fire. At the time, Arlington Dock was the primary shipping facility for the city.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 144

    Caption: "Benicia Arsenal," c. 1905. Overview shot of the Benicia Arsenal. William McCarthy began his career as an inspector of armaments for the U.S. War Department at the Benicia Arsenal in 1903. The arsenal was established in 1851 as the first Ordnance Supply Depot in the West, from which it supplied and supported U.S. troops, from the Civil War through WWII and the Korean War. It was deactivated in 1963.

    Date: 1905

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 291

    Caption: "On the Extensive Plains of Nebraska. Sept. 28, 1934." Automobile parked on the side of a highway stretching in to the distance, flanked by fields.

    Date: 9/27/1934

  • Memo on Alien Land Laws

    Memorandum from Mr. Henderson to Mr. Mattoon regarding California Tree Fruit Agreement, Grower Exemption Certificate and Alien Land Law violations; attached list of Japanese growers

    Date: February 10, 1942