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Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Avenue," c. 1905, Benicia, California. William McCarthy began his career as an inspector of armaments for the U.S. War Department at the Benicia Arsenal in 1903. The arsenal was established in 1851 as the first Ordnance Supply Depot in the West, from which it supplied and supported U.S. troops, from the Civil War through WWII and the Korean War. It was deactivated in 1963.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "St. Josephs Oratore [sic] - Montreal," c. 1925. William and Grace McCarthy pose in front of a bronze statue of St. Joseph placed at the base of the hill upon which St. Joseph's Oratory is under construction. The statue, created by Alfred Laliberté, was erected in 1923.
Date: 1925
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No caption: Grace McCarthy (far left) poses with four unidentified women in front of a small body of water, c. 1925.
Date: 1925
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No Caption: Shows a railroad trestle spanning the Russian River at Healdsburg, c. 1914.
Date: 1914
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Caption: "Hotel Vendome," c. 1910, was a luxury hotel in San Jose that opened in 1889. It was purchased by a real estate syndicate in 1930 and subsequently demolished in order to subdivide the property into lots for residential housing. See also 96-07-08-alb03-100 and 96-07-08-alb05-115.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Old Faithful Resort - Old Faithful Geyser in eruption, Yellowstone National Park" c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "New Orleans Iron Fence Made to Represent Corn. June 16, 34." The iron pickets and vertical rails of the fence in this photograph have been shaped to look like stalks of corn, complete with ears and leaves.
Date: 6/16/1934
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Caption: "Street Scene -- Los Angeles," c. 1910. Street-level view of an unidentified busy street in Los Angeles.
Date: 1910
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Colored ink brush drawing of entrance buildings and tower, Stockton Boulevard entry, State Fair, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento. Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Not built. Project for Department of Finance - Fairs and Expositions.
Date: 1932
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No Caption: California Building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Butcharts Gardens, Victoria, B.C." c. 1935.
Date: 1935