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  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 038
    McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 038

    Caption: "Liberty Cap Rock - Mammoth Hot Springs," c. 1923. Liberty Cap Rock, a 40-foot tall dormant hot spring cone, is located in the Mammoth Hot Springs area of Yellowstone National Park.

    Date: 1923

  • McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 085
    McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 085

    Caption: "San Francisco April 18, 1906. Center of Town. The Awful Fire after the Shake." Shows much smoke with buildings on fire in the center of the city, after the earthquake. Considered one of the worst natural disasters in the country's history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and resulting fires killed an estimated 3,000 people and destroyed over 500 city blocks, leaving approximately 200,000 residents homeless.

    Date: 1906