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  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 171
    McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 171

    Caption: "After the Fire," shows the remains of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fires. Considered one of the worst natural disasters in the country's history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and resulting fires killed an estimated 3,000 people and destroyed over 500 city blocks, leaving approximately 200,000 residents homeless.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 453
    McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 453

    Caption: "A close up of the Columna de Independencia, Mexico City."

    Date: 1938

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 185
    McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 185

    Caption: "Agricultural Building, Washington, D.C. July 24, 1934." The Administration Building for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Jamie L. Whitten Building, sprawls across this photograph. The enormous Beaux-Arts style building, designed by Rankin, Kellogg, and Crane, was constructed between 1903 and 1930.

    Date: 7/24/1934