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  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 162

    No caption, c. 1906. William McCarthy in a swim suit on a beach, with surf and waves in the background.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 318

    Caption: "Mariposa Grove big redwood tree, California. Yosemite National Park," c. 1935.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 194

    No caption. William and Grace McCarthy and two unidentified women pose next to a bird bath in front of the John Shields residence, in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island.

    Date: 1934

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 161

    No caption, c. 1910. Grace McCarthy posing with parasol in garden. See also 96-07-08-alb08-236.

    Date: 1910

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 169

    Caption: "McCloud Mountain-Grinnell Peak on right, Swift Current Lake, Glacier National Park," c. 1935.

    Date: 1935

  • Cañada de los Osos y Pecho y Islae Rancho

    Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada de los Osos y Pecho y Islae boundaries. Volume 2, page 183.

    Date: 1843

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 004

    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

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 247

    Caption: "Salt Lake City Street Scene.," c. 1916. Street scene in Salt Lake City, Utah. Flags and buntings suggest that the city was holding some kind of celebration at the time of the photograph. Several bicyclists appear at the photograph's right side.

    Date: 1916