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  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 260

    Caption: "Glacier Point - 3000 Feet Above Camp Curry," c. 1917. William McCarthy poses atop Glacier Point, overlooking Yosemite Valley. Glacier Point, on the south wall of the valley 3,200 feet above what is now known as Half Dome Village, provides panoramic views of the valley and many of its features.

    Date: 1917

  • McCarthy Album 02, Photograph 037

    No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb05-018 with caption: "Italian Refugee Hut S.F. 1906." Makeshift hut with four unidentified men standing in doorway. After the earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in April 1906, hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless. Many of these people established temporary refugee camps, using debris from the destruction to cobble together shelters.

    Date: 1906