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  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 007

    Caption: "Saint Francis Hotel." See also 96-07-08-alb01-002, with caption: "Hotel-Saint Francis," c. 1913. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square with partial north wing extension and the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904 and, fortunately, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city.

    Date: 1913

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 186

    Caption: "Napa Parade," c. 1907. A view of a parade procession on a dirt road in Napa.

    Date: 1907

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 140

    Caption: "Over Turned Buick Caused by Blow Out on Rear Tire, Florida Highway Accident, July 8, 1934." An automobile lying on its side after having blown out a rear tire on a Florida highway.

    Date: 7/8/1934

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 136

    Caption: "Grand View - Yellowstone Grand Canyon," c. 1935.

    Date: 1935