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  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 018
    McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 018

    Caption: "Presidio and Golden Gate," c. 1906. A high vantage point view of the Presidio and Golden Gate. 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 05, Photograph 230
    McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 230

    Caption: "Canby Lighthouse.," c. 1905-1909. The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse sits on a rocky point overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River. Built in the 1850s, the lighthouse was electrified in 1934 and automated in 1973. The lighthouse is now part of the Cape Disappointment State Park (formerly Fort Canby State Park).

    Date: 1905