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  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 076

    Caption: "Oklahawaha [sic] River at Silver Springs -- Florida, June 24, 34." View of a placid Ocklawaha River flowing by a lush park on the bank opposite the photographer.

    Date: 6/24/1934

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 022

    Caption: "Presidio Avenue. Entrance to Presidio," c. 1906. Gateway into the Presidio of San Francisco, bracketed by brick podiums topped by ornamental pinnacles. Three soldiers stand guard at the gate. Established in 1776 by Spanish explorers, the Presidio is a fortified location overlooking the Golden Gate, the entrance into San Francisco Bay. It was closed as a military structure in 1995, and is now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 200

    Caption: "Rebuilding Market St., Fourth & Market," c.1906. A view of the rebuilding efforts on Market Street after the 1906 earthquake.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 006

    Caption: "Ocean Beach, San Francisco," c. 1925. Panorama of Ocean Beach, showing crowds not only at the beach but also at San Francisco's Playland, a series of seaside attractions and rides including a carousel, Fun House, and the Big Dipper rollercoaster. Entrepreneurs began erecting concessions and "thrill" rides at the location in the late nineteenth century. By 1913 the area was known as Chutes at the Beach. In 1923, brothers George and Leo Whitney began to purchase the attractions, eventually coming to own the entirety of what became known as Playland. The amusement park was torn down in 1972.

    Date: 1925

  • eichler_f3274_146

    Drawing of classroom building, New Campus, San Francisco State College. Rendering by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Education.

    Date: 1962

  • eichler_f3274_064

    Pen and ink drawing of California School for the Blind at Berkeley. Built. Design and rendering by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Education.

    Date: 1926

  • McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 143

    Caption: "Food Products and Educational Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 193

    Caption: "Lake Louise - View from the Chateau - Alberta, Canada," c. 1935.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 073

    Caption: "Frozen Trees, Port Townsend," c. 1908-1912. View of icicles weighing down tree branches.

    Date: 1908

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 238

    No Caption: William and Grace McCarthy (in white dress) are seen standing before the entrance to the California Building at the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park, San Diego. See also 96-07-08-alb01-159.

    Date: 1915