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Caption: "Rocky Mountains Near Evanston, Wyoming. Near Wyoming and Utah State Line. Oct. 2, 1934." A narrow road twists into the distance, flanked on one side by bottomland along a river or stream, and on the other by dramatic, steep, rocky bluffs.
Date: 10/2/1934
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Caption: "Crockett Park," c. 1905-1906. Scene in a park in Crockett, California, showing a landscaped hill with flowers or rocks arranged to depict the California State Flag.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Third and Kearney S.F.," c. 1912-1915. Street scene at the intersection of Third Street and Kearney Street in San Francisco.
Date: 1915
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Bolsa de las Salinas boundaries. Volume 1, page 184.
Date: 1833
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Caption: "U. S. 10" Gun, Firing Position.," c. 1905. William McCarthy standing next to a 10" disappearing gun, raised to its firing position. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "In Muir Woods.," c. 1906. Grace McCarthy (in hat with white feather) and an unidentified woman standing at a small platform along a railroad in Muir Woods, being passed by a train car. This was likely part of the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway, established in 1896 as a scenic tourist railway between Mill Valley and the east peak of Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County. See also 96-07-08-alb05-017.
Date: 1906
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No Caption: c. 1900. Canadian 25-cent bill inserted into binding of photograph album.
Date: 1900
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Chichiguas, or San Justo el Viejo and San Bernarbe boundaries. Volume 1, page 306.
Date: 1836
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Caption: "Central Park Scene N.Y.," c. 1925. New York City's Central Park, established in 1857, was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and landscape designer and architect Calvert Vaux. This photograph shows one of the water features within the park, crossed by a pedestrian bridge.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Vernal Falls [sic]," c. 1917. Closeup view of Vernal Fall, a 317-foot waterfall on the Merced River, downstream of Nevada Fall.
Date: 1917
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Cajon de Santa Ana. Volume 1, page 138.
Date: 1835
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb07-284 with caption: "The Fatal Wedding." Shows an unidentified bride and groom at an outdoor wedding, at unidentified location, c. 1915.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Watsonville High School, construction," c. 1903. A view of the Watsonville High School under construction, featuring Spanish style design elements.
Date: 1903
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No Caption: Grace McCarthy sitting in a horse-drawn buggy next to an apple tree, likely on the McCarthy property in Watsonville, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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No Caption: c. 1910. Side view of a heavy coastal defense disappearing gun. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Palace of Fine Arts," with reflecting pool at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-025.
Date: 1915
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No caption. Grace McCarthy and an unidentified woman posing beside large bird bath or fountain, in front of the John Shields residence, in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island. See also 96-07-08-alb09-208 and 96-07-08-alb11-230.
Date: 8/27/1934
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Caption: "The California," (Richard. Outcault, illustrator). A photograph of a drawing of a dog and a turkey by American cartoonist Richard F. Outcault. The drawing is captioned "The California," is mounted next to the photograph of the USS California (96-07-08-alb06-073), and is likely meant to refernce that ship in some fashion.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Broadway, San Diego, Calif, May 19, 1934." Bird's eye view of Broadway, a main street in San Diego.
Date: 5/19/1934
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-228 with caption: "Old Mission, San Diego," c. 1905. William McCarthy standing before the dilapidated church building of Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá (Mission San Diego). The first mission established in California, Mission San Diego was founded by Father Junipero Serra in 1769.
Date: 1905
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No caption, c. 1920. Scene of rocky sea cliffs and ocean, with trees bracketing the view. May be near Midway Point, near Pebble Beach. See also 96-07-08-alb04-217.
Date: 1920
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