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Caption: "Sunrise - Mirror Lake - Yosemite," c. 1917. A reflection of a sunrise on Mirror Lake. The lake, fed by Tenaya Creek, is the remains of a glacial lake that used to fill most of the valley. Its calm waters provide near-perfect reflections of the surrounding natural splendor.
Date: 1917
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No caption, c. 1912-1915. Shows a Curtiss Pusher Model D Biplane, an early biplane with one seat, open to the elements. The "pusher" designation indicates that the propeller is seated behind the engine.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "California Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "San Francisco April 18 1906." A view of the city of San Francisco ablaze after the 1906 earthquake. 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
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Caption: "Sutters [sic] Fort - Sacramento," c. 1920, shows a gun tower at Sutter's Fort, and a gate bracketed by two cannons. John Sutter established the fort in 1839, calling it New Helvetia. After the discovery of gold at one of Sutter's mills (at Coloma, on the American River), almost all of the fort's inhabitants left for the gold fields in the foothills. The fort deteriorated until being restored from 1891-1893. The Native Sons of the Golden West were influential in the restoration. The fort is now the site of a State Historic Park. See also 96-07-08-alb05-117 and 118.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Benicia Cal," c. 1905-1906. Grace McCarthy posing in garden with an armful of flowers.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Music Stand, San Francisco." View of the Spreckels Temple of Music in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, commonly known as the Music Stand or the Bandshell. The Temple was built in 1899-1900 at the west end of the park's Music Concourse. A gift to the City of San Francisco from sugar magnate Claus Spreckels, the Temple has been extensively renovated over the years to repair earthquake damage.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Point Benito [sic]. Fort Barry." c. 1910. A view of the Point Bonita Lighthouse near Fort Barry and the Marin Headlands. The lighthouse, built in 1855, was the third lighthouse built on the West Coast to shepherd ships through the narrow straights of the Golden Gate. The lighthouse, still active today, is maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard, and is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Date: 1910
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No Caption: Palace of Horticulture, Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Saltair Pavilion - Great Salt Lake," c.1923. Interior of the Saltair Pavilion on Utah's Great Salt Lake. Constructed in 1893 and designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, the Saltair resort set out to be the Western counterpart of Coney Island. The resort was a popular spot for Mormon families, only fifteen miles from Salt Lake City and overseen by Church leaders. The Church sold the building in 1906. It was later destroyed by fire in 1925, but a second pavilion was quickly built.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Feeding a Golden Mantled Squirrel Rainier National Park," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding the wildlife at Mt. Rainier National Park.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Niagara River Tourist Camp. Niagara, New York. Sept. 10, 1934." William McCarthy standing next to an automobile in an early auto camp near Niagara Falls.
Date: 9/10/1934