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  • Old Series Trademark No. 3624
    Old Series Trademark No. 3624

    The Women's Exchange

    Date: 1900

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 444
    McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 444

    Caption: "Another beautiful residence in Chapultepec Heights."

    Date: 1938

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 131
    McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 131

    No Caption: A statue of George Washington (Lorado Taft, artist) dominates this photograph of fair-goers at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Rickshaws and their drivers rest near the statue while waiting for their next fare. Held in Seattle to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest, the fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus.

    Date: 1909

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 193
    McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 193

    No Caption: c. 1910. Ocean shore scene with waves and high spray, with a promontory in the distance featuring several buildings. The Vue de L'eau (View of the Water) was a station on the Santa Cruz, Garfield Park and Capitola Electric Railway electric streetcar line. Built in 1891, the station was located at the very end of the line, on a promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It featured an observatory on the top story. The same company also built a casino, ballroom, and restaurant nearby. The station burned down in 1925. See also 96-07-08-alb05-159.

    Date: 1910

  • San Jose Rancho
    San Jose Rancho

    Hand-drawn sketch map of San Jose boundaries. Volume 1, page 332.

    Date: 1837

  • San Mateo or Saucito Rancho
    San Mateo or Saucito Rancho

    Hand-drawn sketch map of San Mateo or Saucito boundaries. Volume 1, page 102.

    Date: 1833

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 019
    McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 019

    Caption: "Donner Lake." Mountain scene with Donner Lake in center of photograph.

    Date: 1927

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 057
    McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 057

    Caption: "Arizona Grand Canyon and Colorado River," c. 1935.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 337
    McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 337

    Caption: "6 inch Howitzers -- Camp Kearney," c. 1917. View of several 6" Howitzers, as well as several outbuildings and a line of artillery weapons under canvas covers. William McCarthy is standing next to the middle Howitzer. Camp Kearney was established by the U.S. Army in 1917 just north of San Diego. The post was largely abandoned by the government in 1920, used as a military and civilian airfield. It did not see increased military service again until the 1930s.

    Date: 1917

  • Cabeza de Santa Rosa Rancho
    Cabeza de Santa Rosa Rancho

    Hand-drawn sketch map of Cabeza de Santa Rosa boundaries. Volume 1, page 676.

    Date: 1838