Golden Gate Park
Conservatory & Sundial [conservatory and sundial. Golden Gate Park. San Francisco, California. U. S. A.
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Arbor & Second Band Stand Golden Gate Park, site of future tennis courts
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Midwinter Fair
[6495 Golden Gate Park--M. H. de Young, Director-General for the Midwinter Exposition, addressing the multitude on the occasion of his turning up the first shovelful of sand for the Fair site.] Large crowd, flags, at today's Music Concourse for groundbreaking of California Midwinter International Exposition.
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Midwinter Fair
[6496 Mrs. C.F. Johnson, reciting the Dedicatory Poem on the occasion of the turning of the first shovelful of sand for the Midwinter Fair Site, at Golden Gate Park, August 24th, 1893.] Crowd at ground breaking.
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Conservatory of Flowers and Sun Dial Different view from wnp37.0221, but same photographer number, so probably a replacement for the same image. [122 Conservatory, Golden Gate Park]
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Sweeny Observatory
Golden Gate Park. The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)[Taber 6000]
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Alvord Lake
Originally The Lakelet [Taber 6467]
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Music Concourse
[6496 Mrs. C.F. Johnson, reciting the Dedicatory Poem on the occasion of the turning of the first shovelful of sand for the Midwinter Fair Site, at Golden Gate Park, August 24th, 1893.] Huge crowd in attendance.
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Four boys posing near pedestrian tunnel under Main Drive (now JFK Drive), Conservatory of Flowers in background. (Possible to use the Gladding McBean terracotta pots to help date this.) (same images as wnp37.00221) [122 Conservatory, Golden Gate Park]
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Huntington Falls
[6474 Golden Gate Park. Waterfall Strawberry Hill.] Man posing in front of falls under construction in Golden Gate Park.
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Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair under construction, on the future Music Concourse. Later called Memorial Museum. Became part of the de Young Museum before being demolished in 1929.
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Stow Lake
[6500 Strawberry Hill and Lake, Golden Gate Park]. Golden Gate Park. View west over Stow Lake looking toward Huntington Falls (under construction?) man with boat and Sweeny Observatory, new bridge. Duplicate of wnp26.394.
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[8498 Grading for the site of California Midwinter Fair] Horses and workmen prepping for Midwinter Fair.
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Midwinter Fair
[6495 Golden Gate Park--M. H. de Young, Director-General for the Midwinter Exposition, addressing the multitude on the occasion of his turning up the first shovelful of sand for the Fair site.] Large crowd, flags, at today's Music Concourse for groundbreaking of California Midwinter International Exposition.
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[6470 Golden Gate Park; Site for the Midwinter Exposition] View west from future site of Music Concourse. Undeveloped landscape, native plants and trees; Strawberry Hill; Sweeny Observatory in distance. The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
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Midwinter Fair
[8055 The Fine Arts Building, California Midwinter International Exposition, 1894.] Later became Memorial Museum, then original de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. Sphinxes, palm trees.
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Midwinter Fair
View across Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park to Fine Arts Building. Large crowd in front. 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. It was demolished in 1929.
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Midwinter Fair
Statue grouping of Neptune or Poseidon center with horses and sea nymphs from 1894 Midwinter Fair; Golden Gate Park. This piece, or a copy, was set over the entrance to the German exhibit in the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building. From the wear, this photo appears to be after the fair's conclusion?
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[6555 Unveiling of the Drake Cross in Golden Gate Park.] Prayer Book Cross Dedication from Main Drive. Also called the Drake Memorial.
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[3701 Deer Park at Golden Gate Park] Deer Glen. Buggy with horses on road. Stacks of wood, possibly fencing material. Now site of National AIDS Memorial Grove. Duplicate of wnp26.401
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