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Caption: "Panama Pac. International Exposition." A view of the Tower of Jewels with reflecting pool at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: An unidentified newspaper clipping of an obituary for the Mother of William McCarthy, Mrs. C.P. McCarthy. Hand written on the top of the page: "Chas P McCarthy Died Jan 25 1903, Age 56 years 6 Months 10 Days."
Date: 1903
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Caption: "8" Gun," c. 1909. Shows the barrel and carriage of an 8" heavy artillery gun, likely used in coastal defense.
Date: 1909
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Caption: "Embassy Club Royal Palm Garden -- Palm Beach, Fla. Designed by Adison [sic] Mizner of Benicia Calif. July 8, 1934." William McCarthy leaning on an ornamental fence in a garden, surrounded by palm trees and manicured hedges. The Embassy Club was a popular Palm Beach club in the mid-twentieth century.
Date: 7/8/1934
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No Caption: A decal for the "Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Alta, Canadian Pacific," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "The Pioneer Mother" (Charles Grafly, sculptor), in the Fine Arts Colonnade at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "View from Main Gate. Administration Bldg. - Boys Dorm - Academic Dining - Kitchen - Primary Dining - Primary School - Terraces." California School for the Deaf at Berkeley; design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1930
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Caption: "The Lagoon with the Sky Ride in the distance. Chicago Fair. Sept. 18, 1934." Dominating this photograph is one of the 628-foot towers making up the Sky Ride, an aerial tramway which carried fair goers in small gondolas or trams (visible just to the left of the tower) over the harbor around which the Century of Progress Exposition was held. Over 4.5 million passengers enjoyed the views from the Sky Ride before it was demolished after the conclusion of the exposition in 1934. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."
Date: 9/18/1934