Art

Contains 127 photos

Mechanics Monument
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Mechanics Monument

View northwest to Donahue Mechanics Monument, buildings on Bush and Battery Streets in background.

Financial District
GGIE
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GGIE

Golden Gate International Exposition, Soap Box Derby racers outside Temple Plaza, Temple of Religion. Franz W. Bergmann mural in far left background.

Treasure Island
Union near Buchanan
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Union near Buchanan

People looking at psychedelic and hippie era posters for sale in the courtyard behind the Artisan's Picture Shop at 1964 Union St.

Union Street
Union near Buchanan
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Union near Buchanan

People looking at psychedelic and hippie era posters for sale in the courtyard behind the Artisan's Picture Shop at 1964 Union St.

Union Street
Bush & Market
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Bush & Market

View north, near Bush & Battery. Mechanics Monument, dedicated to Peter Donahue, erected by his son James Mervin Donahue. View north showing men sitting on high stone bench. Shell Building, Postal Telegraph Building (1908, Lewis Hobart architect) in background.

Financial District
Fleishhacker Pool
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Fleishhacker Pool

View looking north along length of Fleishhacker Pool. Original diving tower in distance.[Fleishhacker Pool, largest warmed swimming pool in the world, 1000 feet long. San Francisco Zan 377]

Lakeshore
Sutro Heights
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Sutro Heights

Postcard view of perimeter road and statue, taken from Palm Ave. [Zan 271 Sutro Heights, San Francisco]

Sutro Heights
de Young Museum
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de Young Museum

View north to demolition of the de Young Museum. Leonidas statue (aka Roman Gladiator, Willem Geefs, 1881) at left. Exhibited at the 1894 Midwinter Fair, later moved to where M.H. de Young turned the first spade of dirt to begin construction of the fair.

Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

View of front of Memorial museum. The Fine Arts Building for the 1894 Midwinter Fair was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. Dore vase at center. (Bockman family)

Golden Gate Park
Pioneer Monument
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Pioneer Monument

View southeast to two men standing in front of the Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in original location at Hyde & Grove Sts. 'Early Day' statuary grouping at left removed from monument 2018.

Civic Center
Pioneer Monument
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Pioneer Monument

View southeaset to Pioneer (James Lick) Monument at corner of Hyde and Grove Streets; view south toward Orpheum Theater Building. (Monument later moved to Fulton Street). 'Early Days' statuary grouping removed from monument 2018.

Civic Center
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

View southeast to Beethoven statue by Henry Baerer, dedicated in 1915.

Golden Gate Park
Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

[12531] View east across fishing boat lagoon. Artist painting on boat ramp, Tarantino's restaurant, gas tank, gas works. Coit Tower at right. Joe DiMaggio's restaurant (companion to wnp14.4521)

Sherwood Forest
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

[B 3556 Conservatory and Garfield Monument, Golden Gate Park SF Cal] Casino on hill to left; Conservatory of Flowers. Duplicate of wnp27.2459.

Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

Golden Gate Park. Originally the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. 'Apple Cider Press' statue by Thomas Shields Clarke, Dore Vase, cannon, original sphinxes.

Golden Gate Park