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Midwinter Fair

January 1, 1894

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.]