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Caption: "Lake Tahoe." Scenic shot of Lake Tahoe and surrounding mountains.
Date: 1927
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No caption, c. 1935. William McCarthy standing with small child riding a donkey in campground at Yosemite National Park.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "One of Yosemite's Granite Walls," c. 1917. View of a granite wall carved by glaciers and shaped by water, wind, and rock falls, in the Yosemite Valley.
Date: 1917
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No caption, c. 1910. View of Bisby's Spiral Airship, located in an amusement "zone" known as The Pike in Long Beach, California. One of the earliest suspended roller coasters, this thrill ride operated from about 1902 to 1915. Gondolas suspended below the rails carried riders up a lift to the top of a tower, after which they followed a spiral track back down to the loading area.
Date: 1910
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No caption, c. 1915. William and Grace McCarthy posing together in a garden. See also 96-07-08-alb04-250, and 96-07-08-alb05-090, 091, 096, and 097.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Yosemite.," c. 1920. View of the Yosemite Valley from the valley floor, with the Merced River in the foreground, and El Capitan (left) and the Cathedral Rocks (right) in the background. Bridalveil Fall cascades down a cliff face beneath the Cathedral Rocks.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Victoria Glaciers at Lake Louise - Alberta, Canada," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Sunset on the Pacific," c. 1908-1912. Photograph of the sun setting into clouds over the Pacific Ocean, likely near Port Townsend, Washington.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "CORONADO. TENT CITY.," c. 1910. View of rows of tents and sheds thatched in palm fronds along the coast near Coronado Hotel, with people strolling along the roadways. Established in 1900 for travelers who could not afford to stay in the resort hotel, the Coronado Tent City consisted of a grid of streets lined with furnished tents, near the sea shore. It also featured restaurants, a library, soda fountain, theater, bandstand, and other recreational facilities. See also 96-07-08-alb05-202 and 96-07-08-alb08-263.
Date: 1910