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Caption: "California State Capitol." Shows the California State Capitol building and grounds. Located on the west end of Capitol Park, the neoclassical building's construction began in 1860 and was completed in 1874. It houses the state legislature and offices of the governor. The capitol and grounds were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and as a California Historical Landmark in 1974. A parked automobile in the foreground has Grace McCarthy at the wheel, with William McCarthy sitting beside her, and two unidentified people in the backseat, Sacramento, c. 1915.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Niagara Falls, Sept. 10, 1934." View of a portion of the iconic Niagara Falls straddling the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York.
Date: 9/10/1934
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Caption: "Smashing the Target." and "(8) June 19 -- [illegible]." Image of a plume of water presumably caused by an artillery shell during target practice on an ocean or lake. The date is illegible (mostly cut off).
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Liberty Cap, at Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935, shows Grace McCarthy standing in front of a towering travertine (limestone) rock, Liberty Cap, at Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone National Park.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Crater Lake, At Watchman Point," c. 1935, shows Grace and William McCarthy at Watchman Point, overlooking Crater Lake.
Date: 1935
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No caption, c. 1920. Four-horse draft team apparently hitched to automobile, with trees and houses in background.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Union Pacific Bridge -- Portland," c. 1912. Built in 1912, this through-truss, double-deck, vertical lift bridge crosses the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
Date: 1912
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No caption, c. 1890. Photograph portrait of unidentified woman.
Date: 1890