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  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 305

    No caption, undated. Depicts a temporary memorial of some kind, possibly a funeral arrangement, with a cloth canopy over a podium upon which sits a covered table or small casket, with a cross and decorative flowers and palm fronds. Stairs leading to the podium are bracketed by small pedestals topped by vases holding American flags.

    Date: Undated

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 339

    No caption, c. 1917. William McCarthy standing next to a 6" Howitzer at Camp Kearney. 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