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No caption, c. 1920. William McCarthy playing a saxophone.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Steamer MINNESOTA," c. 1909. View of the steamship Minnesota II, built in 1903. She was said to be the largest U.S. merchant ship afloat at the time. Operated by the Great Northern Steamship Company, she sailed between the U.S. and markets in Asia until 1915. In 1917 the Minnesota II began operating in the Atlantic between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The U.S. Navy commissioned her as a troop ship in 1919, changing her name to Troy. She brought over 14,000 U.S. troops home from war-torn Europe. She never resumed active service after this, being scrapped in 1923. See also 96-07-08-alb08-111.
Date: 1909
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No Caption: The Machinery Palace at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Benicia Cal," c. 1905-1906. Group of eight unidentified people posing around a cannon.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Steamer Minnesota, Seattle.," c. 1909. View of the steamship Minnesota II, built in 1903. She was said to be the largest U.S. merchant ship afloat at the time. Operated by the Great Northern Steamship Company, she sailed between the U.S. and markets in Asia until 1915. She was sold at that time, and in 1917 began operating in the Atlantic between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The U.S. Navy commissioned her as a troop ship in 1919, changing her name to Troy. She brought over 14,000 U.S. troops home from war-torn Europe. She never resumed active service after this, being scrapped in 1923. See also 96-07-08-alb08-166.
Date: 1909
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No caption, c. 1920. William McCarthy (far right) and two unidentified women, all in swimsuits.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Oregon Building," features massive cut logs used as columns for the state of Oregon's presentation building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915