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  McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 192

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  No Caption: c. 1910. Ocean shore scene with waves and high spray. 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-alb05-074.

  Date: 1910

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  Nicasio Rancho

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  Hand-drawn sketch map of Nicasio boundaries. Volume 2, page 104.

  Date: 1843

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  McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 061

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  Caption: "Summit -- Tahoe, Placerville Highway." William and Grace McCarthy standing in front of a small wood shed, likely along what is now U.S. Route 50 east of Placerville.

  Date: 1927