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  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 259
    McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 259

    Caption: "Crossing the Line California to Nevada," c. 1915, shows railroad tracks intersecting the border between California and Nevada in the Sierra Nevada.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 001
    McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 001

    Caption: "Battery Spencer. Highest 12" Battery in the World." With construction begun in 1893, Battery Spencer, located at Fort Baker in Marin County on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge, was one of the main protection points for the San Francisco harbor from 1897 until it was deactivated in 1942. It was named for Major General Joseph Spencer of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

    Date: 1908