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  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 098

    Caption: "Biltmore Hotel -- Coral Gables -- Miami -- Florida. June 30, 1934." View of the Miami Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, part of the Bowman-Biltmore hotel chain. The luxury hotel, designed by Schultze and Weaver, was the tallest building in Florida at the time of its completion in 1926. It held this record until 1928, when the Miami-Dade Courthouse was constructed.

    Date: 6/30/1934

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    Caption: "Sign for California State Parks." Blueline of drawing by Alfred Eichler of sign for hacienda of Governor Pio Pico, California State Parks, after design by Colonel Wing, Chief Division of Parks. Project for Department of Natural Resources - Beaches and Parks.

    Date: 1929

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 207

    Caption: "115 Co., Fort Rosecrans.," c. 1905. View of the 115th Company of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, standing in formation. The 115th was formed at the San Diego Barracks in 1901 and subsequently moved to Fort Rosecrans on Point Loma near San Diego. They remained at the fort until 1924 when the company was moved to Puget Sound in Washington.

    Date: 1905

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 225

    Caption: "Congressional Library," c. 1925. Several groups of unidentified people outside the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, on a rainy day. The building, originally called the Library of Congress Building, opened to the public in 1897. It's name was changed in 1980 to honor Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and third President of the U.S.

    Date: 1925

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 064

    Caption: "Stow Lake, G.G. Park," c. 1906. A man-made lake created in 1893 as part of Golden Gate Park. The lake surrounds Strawberry Hill Island, seen in the center of this photograph. Visitors still enjoy Stow Lake today, engaging in activities such as boating and picnicking.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 022

    Caption: "C.P.R. Depot Vancouver B.C.," c. 1908-1912. View of the imposing, gothic chateau-like Vancouver Station, serving the Canadian Pacific Railway. Built in 1899, this station only stood until 1914, when it was replaced with a newer facility and subsequently demolished.

    Date: 1908

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 069

    Caption: "Seven Falls - Colorado Springs," c. 1923. View from the top of a narrow wooden staircase, looking back down onto a resort building and a small creek. The stairs lead to a series of seven cascading waterfalls of South Cheyenne Creek. The area has been a privately-owned tourist attraction since the 1880s.

    Date: 1923

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 123

    Caption: "Bakersfield-Los Angeles Ridge Route. Note the winding road. (X) marks the road in the distance." c. 1920. Mountain scene showing road winding around hills and ridges, with a few scattered automobiles also present. First opened in 1915, the Ridge Route was the first paved highway connecting Los Angeles with the San Joaquin Valley.

    Date: 1920

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 242

    Caption: "Maricopa Point - Grand Canyon of Arizona," c. 1925. Erroneously labeled, this photograph shows Grace McCarthy standing at the Powell Memorial on Powell Point, rather than Maricopa Point. The granite Powell Memorial commemorates John Wesley Powell, who explored the Colorado River in 1869 and 1872. The 1869 expedition included the first known descent of a person of European ancestry into the Grand Canyon.

    Date: 1925

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 186

    Caption: "Congressional Library, Washington, D.C. July 25, 1934. Taken from Washington Capitol Dome." A view of the Library of Congress. The Beaux Arts-style building was constructed between 1888 and 1894. It serves as the national library of the U.S., as well as the research library for the U.S. Congress.

    Date: 7/25/1934