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  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 266
    McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 266

    Caption: "Arched Rock- Merced River Drive - Yosemite.," c. 1917. Grace and William McCarthy (to right of the car) pose with their vehicle and an unidentified woman underneath the arched rock on what is now Highway 140, the El Portal Road. The area is now known as the Arched Rock Entrance to Yosemite Valley.

    Date: 1917

  • McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 075
    McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 075

    Caption: "St. Francis Hotel," c. 1905. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square and the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904 and fortunately suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city.

    Date: 1905

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 295
    McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 295

    Caption: "Balance Rock - Yosemite," c. 1935, shows Grace McCarthy standing near a precariously balanced rock at Yosemite National Park.

    Date: 1935

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1408
    Old Series Trademark No. 1408

    Dexter Mills

    Date: 1886

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 139
    McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 139

    Caption: "Bruin stands for a bite," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding a bear, while another man looks on.

    Date: 1935