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Caption: "Court of the Universe from Tower of Jewels," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-031.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Kingsbury Grade -- Nevada." Shows a hairpin turn on the Kingsbury Grade in Douglas County, Nevada. Now part of Nevada State Route 207, the road intersects U.S. Highway 50 near the southeastern corner of Lake Tahoe.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "Obregon's tomb, Mexico City." William and Grace McCarthy standing before the monument to General Alvaro Obregon (1880-1928), who was a leader of the Mexican Revolution (1920-1920). Obregon was elected President of post-Revolution Mexico, serving from 1920-1924. In 1928, he was again elected but was assassinated by Jose de Leon Toral, a Roman Catholic who opposed Obregon's policies on religious matters. The monument was completed in 1935 and stands in the San Angel region of Mexico City, in the same location where Obregon was assassinated.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Feeding Bear - Yellowstone," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding a bear at Yellowstone National Park.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: An unidentified California Indian man standing in front of a wigwam covered in tree bark, and wearing a headdress, feather skirt and shawl, beads, and moccasins, and holding a small drum decorated with arrows, c. 1935.
Date: 1935