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  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 106

    Caption: "Bird's Eye View. Camp Lewis, Wash.," c. 1918. This postcard shows a bird's eye view of buildings at Camp Lewis. The Camp was established by the U.S. Army in 1917, as part of the U.S.'s preparations for eventual entry into World War I. Rapid construction had the camp ready to house 60,000 men within a few months. The site is still in use as a military facility, under the name Fort Lewis.

    Date: 1918

  • McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 148

    Caption: "Art Museum - Los Angeles," c. 1915. Located in Exposition Park, the Beaux Arts building, opened in 1913, was originally known as the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art. In 1963, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art moved to its current location on Wilshire Blvd. The Exposition Park facility became the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. After two years of renovation and restoration, it was reopened in 2009.

    Date: 1915

  • Pontrero Vieja or Rinon de las Salinas y Potrero Vieja Rancho

    Hand-drawn sketch map of Pontrero Vieja or Rinon de las Salinas y Potrero Vieja boundaries. Volume 1, page 472.

    Date: 1839