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  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 078

    Caption: "Bok Singing Tower, Lake Wales -- Florida, June 26, 34." William McCarthy stands in Bok Tower Gardens, a 250-acre contemplative garden and bird sanctuary dedicated in 1929. The centerpiece of the gardens appears behind William: the Bok Singing Tower. The 205-foot-tall tower, designed by architect Milton B. Medary, was completed by February 1929. It features Gothic revival and Art Deco detailing. A 60-bell carillon can be played by a clavier (keyboard) in the bell chamber.

    Date: 6/24/1934

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 109

    Caption: "P. and O. R.R. -- Key West to Miami -- Florida. July 2, 1934." View of railroad tracks carried on a berm in the foreground and on a trestle over water in the distance. This is likely part of the Overseas Railroad, an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, built to connect Key West with the Florida mainland.

    Date: 7/2/1934

  • McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 006

    Caption: "Mortar Carriage Damaged in Test - Honolulu," c. 1906.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 102

    Caption: "Jackson Park - Chicago," c. 1923. The Grand Basin at Jackson Park. This 500-acre park was originally designed for use as the site of the World's Columbian Exposition (also called the Chicago World's Fair), held in 1893. The Grand Basin was a large reflecting pool at the center of the Exposition, around which the main buildings were constructed.

    Date: 1923