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  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 152

    Caption: "Presidio -- S.F.," c. 1915-1920. Crossroads in the Presidio, with manicured grounds and buildings on all sides.

    Date: 1920

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1913

    Horse Shoe Brand

    Date: 1891

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2106

    Sarsaparilla

    Date: 1892

  • Old Series Trademark No. 0184

    Dickson Old Farm

    Date: 1870

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2155

    Napa Soda

    Date: 1892

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1802

    The Sunset Publishing Co.

    Date: 1890

  • Old Series Trademark No. 0451

    "IXL" Store

    Date: 1878

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 010

    Caption: "Olvera St. Mexican Section of Los Angeles, May 18, 1934." View of the Olvera Street Market in Los Angeles. In 1926, Christine Sterling began efforts to preserve the buildings on and around Olvera Street (one of the oldest parts of Los Angeles). After several years of struggle and fundraising, Olvera Street was closed to automobile traffic in 1929, and opened as the Paseo de Los Angeles in 1930. The street and its market quickly became popular tourist sites, promoters touting the area as "A Mexican Street of Yesterday in a City of Today."

    Date: 5/18/1934

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 140

    Caption: "Fort Columbia, Wash.," c. 1910. Fort Columbia, built between 1896 and 1904, sits on Chinook Point overlooking the Columbia River. It is part of the Three Fort Harbor Defense System protecting the mouth of the river from enemy incursion or attack (the other forts being Oregon's Fort Stevens and Washington's Fort Canby). Fort Columbia was decommissioned after World War II, and is now the site of a Washington State Park.

    Date: 1910

  • McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 077

    Caption: "Ruins of Call Building." Completed in 1898 and designed by civic leader Claus Spreckels, the Call building on the corner of 3rd and Market streets was one of the first skyscrapers in San Francisco, built to house the San Francisco Call newspaper offices. While the structure withstood the 1906 earthquake, the interior caught fire and sustained considerable damage. After major renovations, the building is today known as The Central Tower.

    Date: 1906