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Caption: "South Gardens," Grace and William McCarthy at the South Gardens at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "State St. Chicago.," c. 1925. A busy street scene with people, cars and trollies.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Bent piston rod," c. 1908-1912. View of a damaged piston rod, that appears to be part of a disappearing carriage for a heavy artillery gun, most likely at Fort Flagler.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "Last Rites." Shows a grave site with dozens of caskets ready for burial. A priest and two altar boys stand at one side of the caskets, while a large group of U.S. Navy sailors looks on from the other side. While sailing from port in San Diego on the morning of July 21, 1905, the boiler of the USS Bennington exploded, killing sixty-six of her crew. The victims were laid to rest in the cemetery at Fort Rosecrans. See also 96-07-08-alb05-142 and 96-07-08-alb08-222.
Date: 1905-07-23
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No Caption: c. 1910. Ocean shore scene with waves and high spray, with a promontory in the distance featuring several buildings. The Vue de L'eau (View of the Water) was a station on the Santa Cruz, Garfield Park and Capitola Electric Railway electric streetcar line. Built in 1891, the station was located at the very end of the line, on a promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It featured an observatory on the top story. The same company also built a casino, ballroom, and restaurant nearby. The station burned down in 1925. See also 96-07-08-alb05-159.
Date: 1910
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No Caption: William McCarthy swimming in the Russian River at Healdsburg, c. 1914.
Date: 1914
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No Caption: Building and reflecting pool at the Panama- Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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No caption, c. 1915. William McCarthy posing in garden. See also 96-07-08-alb04-250, and 96-07-08-alb05-092, 096, and 097.
Date: 1915