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  • McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 073

    Caption: "Shasta Springs," Siskiyou County, California, c. 1906. Shasta Springs, just north of Dunsmuir, California, in the Trinity Mountains, was a resort area in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It centered around natural springs, which became a featured stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad's Shasta Route. The resort operated until the 1950s, when it was purchased by private interests.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 070

    Caption: "Old City Hall Tower," San Francisco, c. 1905. A view of the San Francisco City Hall, built in 1870, before it was damaged beyond repair by the 1906 earthquake and fires. A new city hall, near the site of the original, was completed in 1916.

    Date: 1905

  • eichler_f3274_105A

    Color rendering of Chico State College Administration Building by Alfred Eichler. Design by H. S. Hazen. Drawing was made in 1928, before building was built. The dome shows the influence of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 13th and N Streets, Sacramento, which had just been completed. Framed picture. Project for Department of Education.

    Date: 1928

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 210

    Caption: "Mission Dolores. The old landmark stood," 1906. Mission Delores, the oldest intact building still standing in San Francisco today, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. The parish church next to it was greatly damaged and rebuilt as the Mission Dolores Basilica, opened in 1918.

    Date: 1906

  • eichler_f3274_283_2

    Caption: "Yard Shelter, Addition to Custodial Bldg. Mendocino, Ward 12." Design and drawing of addition to Custodial Building, Mendocino State Hospital, by Alfred Eichler. The addition added several custodial features, such as a cell block. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals.

    Date: undated

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 294

    Caption: "Casino-Santa Cruz," c. 1910. A view of the beachside casino resort with many beachgoers enjoying the sand and water. The casino, designed by William Weeks, was constructed in 1907, replacing a previous casino building that burned down in 1906. See also 96-07-08-alb05-075.

    Date: 1910

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 207

    Caption: "A 3 inch Field Gun Ready for Action," c. 1915. Shows a crew of men operating a 3" field gun, a heavy artillery gun set onto a carriage for mobile use. The U.S. military used these guns between 1905 and 1919, gradually phasing them out of use during the 1920s in favor of more modern weapons.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 240

    Caption: "Cabrilla [sic] Bridge. P.C. Exp. San Diego. July 18, 1915," Built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, the Cabrillo Bridge continues to provide access between Balboa Park and the uptown area of San Diego. See also 96-07-08-alb01-161.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 138

    Caption: "Embassy Club Royal Palm Garden -- Palm Beach, Fla. Designed by Adison [sic] Mizner of Benicia Calif. July 8, 1934." William McCarthy leaning on an ornamental fence in a garden, surrounded by palm trees and manicured hedges. The Embassy Club was a popular Palm Beach club in the mid-twentieth century.

    Date: 7/8/1934

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 165

    No caption: View of New York City's skyline, as seen from the Brooklyn Bridge, c. 1925. A portion of the bridge (designed by architect John Augustus Roebling and completed in 1883) can be seen in the right hand side of the photograph. See also 96-07-08-alb09-144.

    Date: 1925