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  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 075
    McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 075

    Caption: "Washington Monument," c. 1920. Built between 1848 and 1888 to commemorate George Washington (former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States), the obelisk is the world's tallest stone structure at a height of 555 feet. See also 96-07-08-alb09-212.

    Date: 1920

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 059
    McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 059

    Caption: "Port Townsend Postoffice [sic], Wash.," c. 1908-1912. View from the rear of the Port Townsend U.S. Customs Office and Post Office. The oldest federally-constructed post office in the state of Washington, the Richardson Romanesque-style building was completed in 1893.

    Date: 1908