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  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 034

    Caption: "U.S. Mint unhurt," c. 1906. Pictured is the U.S. Mint building in San Francisco, which opened in 1874, after the original 1854 building was outgrown, which had been established to serve the gold mines during the California Gold Rush. The building suffered little damage after the 1906 earthquake. The facility served as the San Francisco U.S. Mint until 1937, when workers moved to a larger and more modern building. In 1961, the old U.S. Mint, known as the "Granite Lady," was designated a National Historic Landmark.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 082

    Caption: "Beacon Tavern - Barstow, Calif.," c. 1935, shows the Beacon Tavern and Hotel at Barstow, designed in the Spanish-Colonial Revival architectural style. It opened in 1930 and was torn down in 1970, after several years of decline.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 296

    Caption: "Rocky Mountains Near Evanston, Wyoming. Oct. 2, 1934." Automobile parked along a narrow road, flanked on one side by brush and trees in a field, and on the other by steep rocky bluffs.

    Date: 10/2/1934

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 352

    No Caption: A group of unidentified men standing and seated at a circular bar at the Cal-Neva Lodge, located on the border of California and Nevada, c. 1935.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 169

    Caption: "Second Ave. Seattle.," c. 1915. Street scene, showing Seattle's Second Avenue. An electric streetcar and the Smith Tower can be seen in the distance, as well as the Hotel Savoy, the Vienna Café, and other businesses.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 277

    Caption: Eureka Court House, CAL. Eureka Population 1500," c. 1935. The Eureka County Courthouse was completed in 1889 (Curtis and Bennett, architects) in the Italianate style. The building survived several fires and earthquakes with some damage. It was condemned in 1956 and subsequently demolished to build a new, more modern facility.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 041

    No Caption: Santa Fe Depot, Stockton, California, c. 1906. The Santa Fe Depot (William Benson Storey, architect) was completed in 1899 for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, the depot was renovated and restored it to its original design and reopened in 2005.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 241

    Caption: "Hermits Rest - Grand Canyon," c. 1925. Grace McCarthy poses at the entry arch of Hermit's Rest at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Hermit's Rest, a rest area for tourists, is located on the Grand Canyon's south rim, at the westernmost point accessible by paved road.

    Date: 1925

  • eichler_f3274_301_14

    Caption: "Elevation of Garage - Pacific Colony." Pacific State Hospital. Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals. The hospital was initially named Pacific Colony (1927-1953), followed by Pacific State Hospital (1953-1979); Frank D. Lanterman State Hospital and Developmental Center; and finally Lanterman Developmental Center, which closed in 2015.

    Date: 1934

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 183

    Caption: "The White House. Washington, D.C. July 23, 1934." East Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. The Neoclassical-style residence and work place of the United States President, designed by James Hoban, was constructed between 1792 and 1800. See also 96-07-08-alb04-085 and 96-07-08-alb09-222.

    Date: 7/23/1934