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  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 323

    Caption: "Golden Gate Bridge, Opening Day, May 28, 1937." Dozens of automobiles are visible crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in this photograph, taken on the bridge's Opening Day, the first day that vehicular traffic was allowed over the bridge. Completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the mouth of San Francisco Bay (called the Golden Gate), connecting San Francisco with Marin County to the north. It is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world, and was named in 1994 as one of the Modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

    Date: 5/28/1937

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 343

    No Caption: A view of snow-covered Half Dome at Yosemite National Park, c. 1932.

    Date: 1932

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 388

    Caption: "Maguey, a most useful plant from which is made paper, rope, twine, cloth, vinegar, molases [sic], medicine and native drinks, pulque, mezcal & tequila."

    Date: 1938

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2373

    San Pedro Farm

    Date: 1893

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 104

    Caption: "Bryce Canyon National Park, view from Sunset Point," c. 1935.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 010

    Caption: "Steamer EMPRESS OF INDIA at Vancouver dock, B.C.," c. 1908-1912. View of the Empress of India, built by England's Naval Construction & Armaments Co. in 1890 for the Canadian Pacific Steamships company. The Empress of India could accommodate up to 700 passengers, and was also used to carry mail between Hong Kong and Great Britain. She was sold in 1914 and refitted as a hospital ship for Indian soldiers. She was sold a final time in 1923, for scrap in Bombay.

    Date: 1908

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2781