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  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 012

    Caption: "The Alameda of Presidio," c. 1906, shows the entryway to the Presidio, lined with cannonballs. Established in 1776 by Spanish explorers, the Presidio is a fortified location overlooking the Golden Gate, the entrance into San Francisco Bay. It was closed as a military structure in 1995, and is now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 061

    Caption: "American Eagle in Yellowstone Museum," c. 1923. A taxidermized bald eagle perched on a branch, one of the exhibits at a museum housed within the Yellowstone Information Office.

    Date: 1923