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Title: McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 264
Contributor: Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996
Date Created and/or Issued: 7/4/1917
Publication Information: California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Contributing Institution: California State Archives
Collection: McCarthy (William M.) Photograph Collection
Rights Information: © 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Description: Caption: "Potato Race," c. 1917. Several horseback riders holding long poles skirmish around a bucket in what appears to be a game similar to polo, played with a potato. A crowd has gathered to watch the game, while the rock cliff walls of Yosemite Valley tower in the background. Given the date, this was likely part of Independence Day festivities in the Yosemite Valley.
Type: image
Format: JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier: 96-07-08-alb-09-264
http://exhibits.sos.ca.gov/items/show/8964
http://exhibits.sos.ca.gov/files/original/6770c4781919556ccc62faa6ebe2aef2.jpg
Language: English
Subject: Potato Race on Horseback, Yosemite National Park
Place: Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California
Source: Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)

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