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  McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 176

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  Caption: "Santa Fe Trestle. Martinez, "c. 1906.

  Date: 1906

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  McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 050

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  Caption: "Arizona Grand Canyon," c. 1935.

  Date: 1935

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  McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 005

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  Caption: "Breaking of Ground Celebration," October 14, 1911, for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

  Date: 1911

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  McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 006

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  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