Golden Gate Park

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Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach

Life Saving Service crewmen pulling rescue boat out of water on Ocean Beach. Seal Rocks, Lurline Pier, Third Cliff House, and Sutro Heights and observation tower in background.

U.S. Life Saving Station
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U.S. Life Saving Station

Golden Gate Park Life Saving Station, at Fulton & Great Highway. Life Saving Service crewmen with rescue boat on horse drawn cart. Cycler's Rest (Humboldt County Building from Midwinter Fair) in background.

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Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

Dore Vase at entrance to Memorial (later part of de Young) Museum, originally Fine Arts Building of 1894 Midwinter Fair in Golden Gate Park. Copy of this: wnp37.03275. [Entrance to Museum, Golden Gate Park, SF, Cal. 1896]

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Japanese Tea Garden
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Japanese Tea Garden

Main entrance gate (Shuro-mon) and 2nd Tea House in Japanese Tea Garden

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Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

View northeast to Memorial Museum (later part of de Young Museum) on music concourse. Originally built as Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair. Turtle sundial (by M. Earl Cummings) installed October 1907. Dore vase, cannons. West wall shows repairs after 1906 earthquake damage. [Museum, Golden Gate Park, Made in Germany]

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Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

Golden Gate Park. Dore Vase, Sphinx, cannon, bicycles in front of Memorial Museum. (Fine Arts Building for Midwinter Fair was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum).

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de Young Museum
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de Young Museum

de Young Museum viewed north from Music Concourse looking up steps, Golden Gate Park.

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de Young Museum
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de Young Museum

Golden Gate Park. 1920s de Young Museum viewed from roof of Academy of Sciences. Music Concourse trees, cars in foreground

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Conservatory of Flowers
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Conservatory of Flowers

Conservatory of Flowers and Music Stand (first band shell), Casino in background

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Music Stand
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Music Stand

[Music Stand Golden Gate Park] Second band stand or bandshell. Concert in progress with large crowd. Present site of tennis courts.

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Music Stand
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Music Stand

Crowds, horses, and carriages at second Music Stand in Golden Gate Park, currently site of the tennis courts. Carriage Concourse, decorative landscaping. [4472 Music Day, Golden Gate Park]

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Band in front of band stand decorated in patriotic bunting and flags.

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View west from Main Drive (now JFK Drive) of mounted park policeman. In background, Fulton at 9th Avenue, "Beer Town" area, Ritter's Liquors, 3300 Fulton, The Arbor beer garden, 3290 Fulton.

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Golden Gate Park, Woman feeding geese, swans, and ducks on path. View southeast toward Mt. Sutro, Affiliated Colleges (now UCSF) in distance. (original version of wnp37.03270)

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Sweeny Observatory
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Sweeny Observatory

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Strawberry Hill, Golden Gate Park. Sweeny Observatory and benches after 1906 earthquake. Sweeny Panorama, Strawberry Hill, Golden Gate Park, built 1891. The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney. (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)

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