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Caption: "On the Banks of the Yuba River.," c. 1920. Grace McCarthy standing with automobile on graveled country road, with the Yuba River visible on the right side of the photograph.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Pioneer Monument Near Truckee." Tall monument with man, woman, and two children peering west. The Pioneer Monument was first dedicated on June 6, 1918 to commemorate those who emigrated to California in the mid 1800s. Today, the monument and surrounding area is known as Donner Memorial State Park. The park was established in memory of the ill-fated Donner Party, a group of emigrants whose wagon train was caught in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the winter of 1846-47. The Pioneer Monument's stone pedestal stands twenty-two feet high, the height of the snow that the party had to contend with. Of the eighty-seven people in the wagon train, only forty-eight survived to be rescued the following spring. Some of the survivors are said to have resorted to cannibalism in order to survive.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "Lake Tahoe," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy posing for a photograph with an unidentified young woman, on a steep hillside in front of pine trees.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Main Street -- Truckee." Street scene with buildings on either side, including Donner Garage.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "Half Dome - Yosemite," c. 1917. The iconic granite Half Dome rises above the Yosemite Valley. This photograph appears to have been taken from a neighboring peak.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Fort Baker, California," c. 1910. Fort Baker was constructed between 1901 and 1910 to provide permanent housing for the new seacoast fortifications that were built between 1897 and 1905. The men stationed at Fort Baker were members of the Coast Artillery Corps, officially created in 1907 by the U.S. Army to protect and defend the nation's harbors.
Date: 1910