Conservatory of Flowers
Taken from the original Golden Gate Park bandstand, view east along Conservatory Valley. First band shell.
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in Golden Gate Park, the oldest public wood-and-glass conservatory in North America. Originally intended as a private conservatory for James Lick, the structure made its way to Golden Gate Park following Lick's death in 1876. An instant sensation when it opened in 1879, the conservatory remains one of San Francisco's most photographed landmarks. The building has endured several accidents and natural disasters, and images from over the years document changes to the structure as well as the surrounding landscape.
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Elevated view west from Arizona Garden to Conservatory of Flowers. Dome possibly under reconstruction after the January 5, 1883 fire that destroyed the original dome. Group of four women and children pose in protected seating area. Park's first bandshell in distance. [No 470 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal.]
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View of damage to the Conservatory dome from fire of January 5, 1883. Men pose outside.
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Golden Gate Park, people posing next to the pedestrian underpass beneath main drive.
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[670 Laying the Corner-Stone Garfield Monument, San Francisco, Aug. 24, 1883.] Garfield Monument Cornerstone Laying. View northwest across Main Drive (John F. Kennedy Drive today) to dais and crowd. Conservatory dome under reconstruction after January 5, 1883 fire.
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[3716 Golden Gate Park, SF, Cal.] From left to right: Casino, Garfield Monument, Conservatory of Flowers; Arizona Garden Staircase; Park policeman and gardener posing on lawn.
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[B 2061 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Conservatory and Music Stand; Taber Photo San Francisco] First bandstand; flagpole; Conservatory of Flowers
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Golden Gate Park. Interior view
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Golden Gate Park, view northeast to Conservatory of Flowers after January 5, 1883 fire. (New dome in place by 1884) [479. Golden Gate Park]
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[SF Landmark Conservatory] Judith Lynch inside Conservatory in Golden Gate Park.
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Bicyclists on Main Drive in Golden Gate Park, passing Conservatory of Flowers and Garfield monument. [GGP-10] [F810 GGP-010] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Golden Gate Park. View across Conservatory Valley. [Conservatory and Floral Garden in December, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California]
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Water fountain in front of Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park designed by Melvin Earl Cummings and formally accepted by the Park Commission in June 1904.
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