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  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 220

    Caption: "Mt Tamalpais from Mill Valley," c. 1907 shows a bird's eye view of Mount Tamalpais and the valley below.

    Date: 1907

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 165

    Caption: "Lake Tahoe," c. 1915-1920. Two unidentified women, the same two appearing in 96-07-08-alb04-164, wearing swimsuits, on a beach at Lake Tahoe.

    Date: 1920

  • 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 11, Photograph 096

    Caption: "Miami Beach, Florida. June 30 1934." William and Grace McCarthy posing on a beach at the ocean's edge, with surf foaming around their ankles.

    Date: 6/30/1934

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 042

    Caption: "A Louisiana Plantation Home. June 13, 34." A single-story residence featuring a long porch with paired columns, set back from the road. Picturesque trees dripping with Spanish moss bracket the home.

    Date: 6/13/1934

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 135

    No Caption: shows the Tower of Jewels at night, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-113.

    Date: 1915