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Caption: "Great Western Power Co.," c. 1915, shows the Great Western Power Company hydroelectric power plant along the Feather River in Plumas County.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "A 12" Disappearing Battery," c. 1915. View of a barbette equipped with a 12" disappearing gun. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "The Clark Crow gets a peanut. Rainier National Park," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding a Clark Crow.
Date: 1935
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No caption, c. 1935. Ice skating rink at Curry Village in Yosemite National Park, built in 1929 at the location now occupied by the Curry Village parking lot.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Steamer MINNESOTA," c. 1909. View of the steamship Minnesota II, built in 1903. She was said to be the largest U.S. merchant ship afloat at the time. Operated by the Great Northern Steamship Company, she sailed between the U.S. and markets in Asia until 1915. In 1917 the Minnesota II began operating in the Atlantic between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The U.S. Navy commissioned her as a troop ship in 1919, changing her name to Troy. She brought over 14,000 U.S. troops home from war-torn Europe. She never resumed active service after this, being scrapped in 1923. See also 96-07-08-alb08-111.
Date: 1909
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No caption, c. 1920. William (kneeling in front) and Grace McCarthy (far right) on Santa Cruz beach with two unidentified women, all in swimsuits. See also 96-07-08-alb04-208, 209.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "S.P. Co. One of the Big Compound Engines -- Reno Nevada," c. 1910. Southern Pacific Railroad Company locomotive and accompanying rail cars in Reno, Nevada.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Michigan Avenue and Business Section, Chicago. Ill. Sept. 15, 1934." View of a portion of Chicago's skyline from Michigan Avenue.
Date: 9/15/1934
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Caption: "Butcharts Gardens, Victoria, B.C." c. 1935.
Date: 1935