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Caption: "Canby Lighthouse.," c. 1905-1909. The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse sits on a rocky point overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River. Built in the 1850s, the lighthouse was electrified in 1934 and automated in 1973. The lighthouse is now part of the Cape Disappointment State Park (formerly Fort Canby State Park).
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Aug. 28, 1934." Clipping from unidentified newspaper or pamphlet regarding "High Buildings in New York City." The clipping gives the names, addresses, number of stories, and height in feet of thirty-four New York skyscrapers.
Date: 8/28/1934
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No caption, c. 1917-1920. Several biplanes parked in a field, likely at Camp Lewis, Washington.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Santa Fe Depot, Los Angeles," c. 1910. The La Grande Station opened in 1893 and served as the main passenger terminal for the Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe). The building, with its Moorish inspired architecture, was heavily damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and was eventually demolished in 1946.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Western Arch," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-057.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "On the Banks of the Yuba River.," c. 1920. Grace McCarthy standing with automobile on graveled country road, with the Yuba River visible on the right side of the photograph.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Pioneer Monument Near Truckee." Tall monument with man, woman, and two children peering west. The Pioneer Monument was first dedicated on June 6, 1918 to commemorate those who emigrated to California in the mid 1800s. Today, the monument and surrounding area is known as Donner Memorial State Park. The park was established in memory of the ill-fated Donner Party, a group of emigrants whose wagon train was caught in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the winter of 1846-47. The Pioneer Monument's stone pedestal stands twenty-two feet high, the height of the snow that the party had to contend with. Of the eighty-seven people in the wagon train, only forty-eight survived to be rescued the following spring. Some of the survivors are said to have resorted to cannibalism in order to survive.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "Lake Tahoe," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy posing for a photograph with an unidentified young woman, on a steep hillside in front of pine trees.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Main Street -- Truckee." Street scene with buildings on either side, including Donner Garage.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "Court of Palms," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-059 with caption: "Palm Avenue."
Date: 1915
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Caption: "McCloud Mountain-Grinnell Peak on right, Swift Current Lake, Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Niagara River," c. 1925. The Whirlpool Rapids Bridge can be seen in this view of the Niagara River. The two-deck arch bridge, opened in 1897, connects the towns of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, and Niagara Falls, New York.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Atchafalay [sic] River Bridge -- Morgan City, LA. June 13, 1934." The Long-Allen Bridge spans the Atchafalaya River between Morgan City and Berwick, in Louisiana. The through truss bridge opened in 1933.
Date: 6/13/1934
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No Caption: shows Grace and William McCarthy, and unidentified woman riding in an electric motor chair, also known as the Osborn Electriquette, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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No Caption. Mountain scene at Yosemite National Park, c. 1917.
Date: 1917