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  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 074
    McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 074

    Caption: "Williams Canion [sic] - Cave of the Winds," c. 1923. View of a rugged canyon with a small building perched on one wall featuring a sign reading "CAVE." In 1880, two brothers, George and John Pickett, discovered the entrance to a large cave system in Williams Canyon. Further exploration resulted in opening more caverns within the system. The site became a tourist attraction called "Cave of the Winds," with guided tours having been on offer since 1881.

    Date: 1923

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 117
    McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 117

    Caption: "Want to go home," c. 1906, shows two unidentified young girls posing for a photograph.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 180
    McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 180

    Caption: "Mission Carmel," c. 1918, at Carmel-by-the-Sea in Monterey County, was established by Spanish Franciscans in 1770.

    Date: 1918

  • McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 144
    McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 144

    Caption: "Band Concourse," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 115
    McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 115

    Caption: "On the Sacramento River," c. 1906.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 043
    McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 043

    Caption: "State Penitentiary -- Carson City Nevada." View of prison gate and some of the buildings.

    Date: 1927