Contains 147 photos
[1034 Museum Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal. A.I.P.] Memorial museum at Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park. Pedestrian tunnel in foreground. 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 at entrance.
Golden Gate Park
Elevated view southwest across Market to California Academy of Sciences, F. W. Wright & Co., Emporium (Parrott Building). possible postcard view of south side of Market. [Emporium, Parrot (sic) Building, 1905]
Downtown / Union Square
Golden Gate Park, taken from the top of the Spreckels Temple of Music Bandshell, view north. West wing of museum completed 1925.
Golden Gate Park
People sitting on benches outside the east wing of museum, completed 1919.
Golden Gate Park
Lincoln Park. View of the front of the Palace of Legion of Honor across lawn.
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Lincoln Park. Detail of flowerbeds besides columns at Palace of Legion of Honor, Rodin's Thinker visible
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Lincoln Park. View of the front of the Palace of Legion of Honor, looking up entrance sidewalk. Statue of Rodin's 'Thinker' visible at center.
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Palace of the Legion of Honor. Statue of El Cid at right.
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Golden Gate Park, Demolition of the de Young Museum. Family walking by.
Golden Gate Park
Spring of 1896, Music Concourse. Bonet Electric Tower from 1894 Midwinter Fair lying on side awaiting scrapping. In background, Fine Arts Building for Fair (it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum) Building in background left was originally the Royal Bavarian Pavilion at the 1894 Fair. It was converted into an annex to the Memorial Museum. Workman with horse team grading site.
Golden Gate Park
Japanese Tea Garden (The Oriental Tea Garden at the time) , Golden Gate Park. People looking over the Sunken Garden. Tower of de Young Museum in background
Golden Gate Park
Auto parked in front of Memorial Museum / de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. Military field guns, replacement sphinxes. 'New' de Young Museum at left. The old Memorial Museum was demolished in 1929.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park, showing ornamentation on the new building
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park, showing ornamentation on the new building
Golden Gate Park
Lincoln Park. Statue of 'The Three Shades' in parking lot across from Palace of the Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley