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Caption: "Glacier Point (x)," c. 1917. In this photograph of the walls of Yosemite Valley, taken from the valley floor, William McCarthy has marked the location of Glacier Point with an "x." Glacier Point, on the south wall of the valley 3,200 feet above what is now known as Half Dome Village, provides panoramic views of the valley and many of its features.

Date: 1917

Caption: "The Isthmus Panama California Exposition July 18, 1915," shows a façade of the USS Isthmus where the "War of the Worlds" science fiction extravaganza was presented, which depicted the future destruction of New York City.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Lake Louise Chateau - Alberta, Canada," c. 1935 shows the luxury hotel, originally built by the Canadian Pacific Railway as a base for outdoor enthusiasts in 1890. The hotel is located in Banff National Park.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Redwood Highway near Scotia," c. 1935.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Primitive method of ploughing, Tizayuca, Mexico."

Date: 1938

Excerpt from report by the State and County Coordinating Committee on Remployment; Data on number of Japanese workers employed in March 1940, distributed by industry

Date: May 7, 1942; Date taken from first page of report

No Caption: A group of people shown swimming and wading in the Russian River at Healdsburg in Sonoma County, c. 1914.

Date: 1914

Caption: "Boulder Canyon - Showing Power Houses and Tramway Below the Dam," c. 1935. Boulder Canyon, on the Colorado River, is located above Boulder/Hoover Dam and is now flooded by Lake Mead.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Jackson Park - Chicago," c. 1923. Grace McCarthy poses for a photograph in Jackson Park while people behind her board a double decker bus.

Date: 1923

Caption: "Palm Avenue," with Palace of Horticulture at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Date: 1915