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  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 194
    McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 194

    Caption: "12" Disappearing Gun," c. 1915. Side view of a coastal defense 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

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 347
    McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 347

    No Caption: A view of Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe, c. 1935.

    Date: 1935