Golden Gate Park
People walking on Main Drive. Two soldiers at center. 1890c
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Contains 2224 photos
Conservatory of Flowers
Golden Gate Park Conservatory when new, before fire of January 5, 1883. Possibly Watkins #359
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Second bandshell in Golden Gate Park with concert in progress. On site of present tennis courts. American flags flying and crowd with parasols. Present site of tennis courts
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Childrens Playground. Goat carts and donkey rides in Golden Gate Park. Mothers and children.
Golden Gate Park
Midwinter Fair
[9495. The Sacred Ox, California Midwinter Exposition.] Bearded man festooned with flowers riding ox.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Children's Playground. Goat cart rides. Kids riding and waiting on bench
Golden Gate Park
1894 Midwinter Fair
[9605. Chinese Children, California Midwinter Exposition.] Children dressed up from Chinese Public School of San Francisco. Man smoking cigar. James M. Davis, publisher. From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog: "The Chinese school children, an interesting procession." duplicate of wnp37.00988-L
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Conservatory of Flowers. People among flowers in bloom with conservatory behind.
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U.S. Life Saving Station
Golden Gate Park. Surfmen (also called life savers) lined up with surf boat on wheeled cart. Rockaway House in background. [U.S. Life Boat Station]
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Maypole dance and observers on a May Day, likely Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
[5405 The Speedway. Golden Gate Park. San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1900 by C. H. Graves.] Groups of children and buggy drawn by horses on modern John F. Kennedy Drive. Dupe of wnp37.00947
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Golden Gate Park
Alvord Lake. Man, woman and child with a stork at fenced-in lake. Stork.
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Midwinter Fair
Administration building, Electric Tower, Sweeny Observatory on Strawberry Hill, Horticultural and Agricultural Building, and Electric Fountain in foreground. From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog "California's Exposition Grounds. Situated in Golden Gate Parke [Sic], which extends east and west from the city to the sea, and contains an area of 1040 acres. The Exposition Buildings form the four sides of a vast quadrangle. From this central Grand Court, arranged in a series of terraces, rises the Electric Tower, 266 feet in height." [9639. California Midwinter Grounds and Strawberry Hill.]
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1894 Midwinter Fair
[Social chat of old times, 49 Camp, California Midwinter Exposition.] Three old timers with Pioneer Stage Line "All Points in the Southern Mines" stagecoach. From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog: "A scene in Camp of '49."
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Midwinter Fair
Elevated view west to Strawberry Hill with Sweeny Observatory on top. Horticultural and Agricultural building and dome. Fine Arts Museum at right. From Jas. A. Davis Kilburn catalog: "The style of architecture is characteristic of the early Spanish period in California, affording an example of all that is most beautiful in the old" [9707, Horticultural Building, California Midwinter Exposition.] mission buildings. "
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