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  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 021
    McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 021

    Caption: "Alligator said to be over 500 years old. Alligator Farm, Los Angeles," c. 1935, shows a large alligator at the animal-themed park, which was a major city tourist attraction from 1907 to 1953.

    Date: 1935

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1472b
    Old Series Trademark No. 1472b

    Carte Blanche, L. Roederer, Louis Roederer, Reims Carte Blanche

    Date: 1886

  • Boga Rancho
    Boga Rancho

    Hand-drawn sketch map of Boga boundaries. Volume 2, page 43.

    Date: 1844

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 315
    McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 315

    No Caption: c. 1935. Pictured are William and Grace McCarthy standing at the entrance to the famous Wawona Tunnel Tree, a giant sequoia that stood in Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park. The tree's tunnel was cut in 1881 as a tourist attraction. In 1969, the tree fell during a severe winter storm. Before it fell, the ancient tree measured 234 ft. high, twenty-six ft. in diameter, and was approximately 2,100 years old.

    Date: 1935