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  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 031

    Caption: "12 Inch Sea Coast Gun," c. 1908-1912. Group of men operating or maintaining a 12-inch disappearing gun. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire. Such guns were often used in coastal fortifications.

    Date: 1908

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 309

    Caption: "Half Dome," c. 1917. The Merced River flows through the photograph in the foreground, while the iconic Half Dome looms in the background.

    Date: 1917

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 120

    Caption: "Prado -- Havana -- Cuba. July 4, 1934." Street scene in Havana. A park appears at the right of the photograph, while buildings line the left side of the street.

    Date: 7/4/1934

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 332

    No Caption: William McCarthy (right) and an unidentified man at Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 244

    Caption: "California Building. P.C. Exp. San Diego. July 18, 1915," shows the Cabrillo Bridge to the entryway of the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, with the California Building on the right. See also 96-07-08-alb01-164.

    Date: 1915