Museum

Contains 147 photos

de Young Museum
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de Young Museum

Museum Entrance - Golden Gate Park. Pool of Enchantment in foreground with statue of boy playing flute. [dpwbook35 dpw9899]

Golden Gate Park
de Young Museum
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de Young Museum

Golden Gate Park. Elevated view of the de Young Memorial Museum taken from the top of the Music Stand (Spreckles Temple of Music.) [A923 1928 Museum, Golden Gate Park] [DPW A923]

Golden Gate Park
Legion of Honor
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Legion of Honor

Lincoln Park, Palace of the Legion of Honor. Completed structure viewed from unpaved parking lot. Fort Miley water tower in background. The flagpole marked the original terminus of the Lincoln Highway with a plaque (visible here) around the base reading 'End of the Lincoln Highway'. [Legion Honor P-6]

Richmond
Lincoln Park Golf Course
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Lincoln Park Golf Course

[Lincoln Park 3rd Fairway 3-1-16 P-14} Surveying 3rd fairway at Lincoln Park Golf Course, 1926. Legion of Honor in upper right.

Richmond
Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

Golden Gate Park, SF CA. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. Dore Vase and cannon at entrance. Lion Statue (donated 1906).

Golden Gate Park
Whale Skeleton
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Whale Skeleton

Finback Whale Skeleton, Santa Cruz

Outside SF
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Pedestrians walking through underpass to music concourse. Memorial Museum (the Fine Arts Building from Midwinter Fair) in background.

Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

Golden Gate Park. Memorial Museum on Music Concourse. Original sphinx statue, Dore Vase. Constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. (Only one sphinx of original pair is visible in this view. The eastern sphinx collapsed and was removed in May 1905.)

Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

View north from Music Concourse past Pedestrian Underpass to Memorial Museum with Dore vase and original Sphinxes in front. Fine Arts Building for Midwinter Fair was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. - Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Memorial Museum - Golden Gate Park, original Sphinx statues. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum.

Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

Golden Gate Park. View north to Memorial Museum on Music Concourse. Original sphinxes, Dore vase, cannon. Pedestrian tunnel. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park - View east to Memorial Museum in background. People on lawn. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

de Young Museum viewed looking north across Music Concourse - Golden Gate Park [de Young Museum G.G.P. P.20

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

View north across Music Concourse to old de Young Museum after construction of east wing of new museum (far left, completed 1919). Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. Building directly left of it was originally the Royal Bavarian Pavilion at the 1894 Fair. It was converted into an annex to the Memorial Museum. Part of panorama. The old buildings were demolished in 1929. (see1073) [old museum G.G.P. P.20]

Golden Gate Park
View from Mt. Sutro
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View from Mt. Sutro

Looking Across GG Park from Mt. Sutro showing inner Sunset, Golden Gate Park, and Richmond District. In the foreground is the Olympic Club Grounds. [Looking Across Golden Gate Park Showing the Golden Gate]

Parnassus Heights