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  McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 226

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  Caption: "Gatling gun," c. 1905. three unidentified men and William McCarthy (third from right) stand near a Gatling gun. The Gatling gun was an early rapid-fire, crank-turned weapon first used during combat in the Civil War. Developed in 1861 by Dr. Richard J. Gatling, the weapon was commonly used during the late nineteenth century before being superseded by newer, more modern guns.

  Date: 1905

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  McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 026

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  Caption: "Berkeley University," c. 1906. Founded in 1868, the University of California at Berkeley was the first of the University of California campuses. This image shows a field of grass and trees in the foreground, three unidentified university buildings in the background, and the Berkeley Hills in the distance.

  Date: 1906