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  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 069

    Caption: "Seven Falls - Colorado Springs," c. 1923. View from the top of a narrow wooden staircase, looking back down onto a resort building and a small creek. The stairs lead to a series of seven cascading waterfalls of South Cheyenne Creek. The area has been a privately-owned tourist attraction since the 1880s.

    Date: 1923

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 085

    Caption: "Dry dock, Bremerton.," c. 1908-1912. View of a dry dock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. Established in 1891 as a naval station, it became Naval Yard Puget Sound in 1901. During World War I the shipyard constructed hundreds of ships to support the war effort, while in World War II, the shipyard was dedicated primarily to repairing damaged ships. Today, it contains a portion of the U.S. Navy's mothball fleet (ships retired but retained in case of future need), as well as building, repairing, and maintaining sea-going vessels of all kinds.

    Date: 1908

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 247

    Caption: "Salt Lake City Street Scene.," c. 1916. Street scene in Salt Lake City, Utah. Flags and buntings suggest that the city was holding some kind of celebration at the time of the photograph. Several bicyclists appear at the photograph's right side.

    Date: 1916