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Caption: "Garden at American Radiator Co. Exhibit. Chicago [sic] Fair. Sept. 18, 1934." William McCarthy stands in front of a series of pools cascading into one another, surrounded by manicured plants at the Century of Progress Exposition. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."

Date: 9/18/1934

Caption: "Court of the Universe," with William and Grace McCarthy standing before a fountain at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Tavern of Tamalpais," c. 1907, shows a train leaving the Tamalpais Tavern on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.

Date: 1907

Caption: "Rose-Bush at Home," c. 1908, shows a large, climbing rose bush in front of the McCarthy's Watsonville home.

Date: 1908

No Caption: Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), with the Tower of Jewels at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Date: 1915

No Caption: A view of the interior of the state of Oregon building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Date: 1915

No Caption: A view of buildings and ferry at Grand Trunk Pacific pier along the Seattle waterfront, c. 1935.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Broadway, San Diego, Calif, May 19, 1934." Bird's eye view of Broadway, a main street in San Diego.

Date: 5/19/1934

No caption. An unidentified man and woman posing on a bench with two young children on their laps, c. 1925.

Date: 1925

This clipping from an unidentified newspaper or newsletter features an article by Paul Harrison called "Rattlesnakes Used in Canapes." It discusses the use of rattlesnake meat in a New York restaurant.

Date: Undated