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  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 192

    Caption: "George Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. July 29, 1934." The obelisk of the Washington Monument rises above the Reflecting Pool on National Mall in Washington, D.C. Built between 1848 and 1888 to commemorate George Washington (former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States), the obelisk is the world's tallest stone structure at a height of 555 feet.

    Date: 7/29/1934

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 230

    Caption: "Canby Lighthouse.," c. 1905-1909. The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse sits on a rocky point overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River. Built in the 1850s, the lighthouse was electrified in 1934 and automated in 1973. The lighthouse is now part of the Cape Disappointment State Park (formerly Fort Canby State Park).

    Date: 1905

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 176

    Caption: "Cliff House Beach, S.F.," c. 1906. Unidentified people enjoying the surf and beach at Ocean Beach, overlooked by the iconic San Francisco Cliff House. The Victorian structure shown here is the third iteration of the Cliff House, constructed in 1896. It was later destroyed by a fire, in 1907.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 251

    Caption: "Santa Fe Depot. San Diego, Cal, July 18, 1915," shows the Santa Fe Depot (Arthur Brown Jr, architect), in the Mission Revival architectural style. The train station opened in March 1915 to accommodate the crowds expected to visit the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego that year. The depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 305

    Caption: "Sunrise - Mirror Lake - Yosemite," c. 1917. A reflection of a sunrise on Mirror Lake. The lake, fed by Tenaya Creek, is the remains of a glacial lake that used to fill most of the valley. Its calm waters provide near-perfect reflections of the surrounding natural splendor.

    Date: 1917

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 058

    Caption: "Huntington Falls -- G.G. Park.," c. 1912-1915. Artificial waterfall in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Huntington Falls cascades down Strawberry Hill to empty into Stow Lake. The 110-foot-tall falls is named after Collis P. Huntington, one of the "Big Four" of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 252

    Caption: "Mexican Custom House and Officer.," c. 1905. William McCarthy (far right) standing in front of a customs house in Mexico, with two other unidentified men. One of the men appears to be of Hispanic ethnicity, and is likely the "Officer" mentioned in the caption.

    Date: 1905

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1182

    Golden Rule Store

    Date: 1884

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 035

    Caption: "Yellowstone Grand Canyon," c. 1923. Bird's eye view of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The 308-foot tall cascade of Lower Yellowstone Falls of the Yellowstone River can be seen at the top of the photograph, flowing into the Canyon. The Canyon is approximately 24 miles long, and between 800 and 1,200 feet deep.

    Date: 1923

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 051

    Caption: "Yellowstone - Grand Canyon," c. 1923. Bird's eye view of a portion of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The 308-foot tall cascade of Lower Yellowstone Falls can be seen at the top of the photograph, flowing into the Canyon. The Canyon is approximately 24 miles long, and between 800 and 1,200 feet deep.

    Date: 1923