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Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Office," c. 1915. William McCarthy began his career as an inspector of armaments for the U.S. War Department at the Benicia Arsenal in 1903. The arsenal was established in 1851 as the first Ordnance Supply Depot in the West, from which it supplied and supported U.S. troops from the Civil War through WWII and the Korean War. It was deactivated in 1963.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Educational Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-082.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: A map of the highway from Laredo to Mexico City.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "San Diego." View of Point Loma Light. First lit in 1891, this light replaced the "Old Point Loma Lighthouse" that had been constructed in 1855 (see 96-07-08-alb08-225). The old lighthouse was often obscured by fog, so a new lighthouse was built at a lower elevation much closer to sea level, as can be seen in this photograph. The light was automated in 1973. See also 96-07-08-alb05-226.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Guard Mount. Presidio," c. 1906, shows two groups of men in formation on the Presidio grounds. One group of men is playing musical instruments, while the other group is carrying firearms. Established in 1776 by Spanish explorers, the Presidio is a fortified location overlooking the Golden Gate, the entrance into San Francisco Bay. It was closed as a military structure in 1995, and is now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Eighth Avenue - Calgary - Alberta -Canada," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "New Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. July 29, 1934." View of central, domed portion and wing of the National Museum of Natural History, one of ten Smithsonian Institute museums along National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum opened in 1910.
Date: 7/29/1934
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Caption: "Long Beach," c. 1910. Bathers enjoying the surf at Long Beach. Long Beach pier runs through the center of the photograph.
Date: 1910
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No Caption: Redwood trees in Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Panama-California Exposition," held in Balboa Park, San Diego, California.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Feeding a Bear - Yellowstone," c. 1923. William McCarthy feeding a bear at Yellowstone National Park.
Date: 1923
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No caption, c. 1920. View of the Hotel el Paso de Robles. This resort hotel opened in 1891, featuring a variety of amenities including a mineral hot springs "plunge" bath. The hotel burned down in 1940, and was replaced by the building that is still in operation today as the Paso Robles Inn.
Date: 1920
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No Caption: An unidentified group of California Indian women and children standing in front of a wigwam covered in tree bark. A young child in front of the group is dressed in traditional clothing.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Court of Flowers," William and Grace McCarthy standing in the Court of Flowers at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Blue Lakes," c. 1920. Lake with surrounding rolling hills/mountains.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Panama-California Exposition, San Diego," shows a view of an elaborately decorated building at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Tabernacle -- Salt Lake City," c. 1916. View of the domed Salt Lake Tabernacle, built from 1864-1867. The Tabernacle housed meetings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints until new facilities were constructed in 2000. The Tabernacle is home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and is considered to be one of the most acoustically perfect buildings in the world due to its unique dome-shaped roof.
Date: 1916
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Caption: "Power Transmission Tower. 2411 Towers - 270 Miles. 1.4 Inch DIA. Power Line. One of the Towers of the Power Line From Boulder Dam to L.A.," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "State Capitol, Sacramento, Cal.," c. 1906. Façade of California's State Capitol Building in Sacramento. Much of the building is obscured by trees.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Suwannee River -- Florida, June 23, 1934." William and Grace McCarthy posing beneath a sign reading "'Way Down Upon The Suwannee River', Stephen Foster," referring to the minstrel song written by Foster in 1851. The Suwannee River flows by in the background.
Date: 6/23/1934