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  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 065

    Caption: "Pima Indian Children and their hut made from bush branches, Sacaton Indian Reservation, Sacaton, Arizona," c. 1935. Located south of Phoenix and including the town of Sacaton, the Gila River Indian Reservation is home to members of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and the Pee-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. The reservation was established in 1859. Eighty years later, in 1939, Congress provided for the self-governance of the reservation via the Gila River Indian Community.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 136

    Caption: "Green Valley Falls Picnic, "c. 1908. A large group of unidentified people pose for a photograph at Green Valley Falls near Benicia, in Solano County.

    Date: 1908

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 266

    No caption, c. 1935. William McCarthy on the steep trail to the summit of the iconic Half Dome, in the Yosemite Valley. The cables used to assist hikers follow a route laid down by George Anderson, who reached the summit in 1875.

    Date: 1935