Midwinter Fair
Allegorical Fountain, Taber exhibit. Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate ParkMidwinter Fair 1894
Contains: photos
It ran from January 27 to July 9, 1894. Most of the fair buildings, except for the Fine Arts Building which later became the de Young Museum, were demolished. Some buildings and many of the rides were purchased by Adolph Sutro and moved to other areas on the west side.
Midwinter Fair
Midway Bird Trainer. Golden Gate Park
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Midwinter Fair
Man demonstrating stonecutting? swinging a hammer.
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Midwinter Fair
Golden Gate Park, Bonet Electric Tower
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Midwinter Fair
View to Golden Gate Heights past Electric Tower, Music Concourse, Administration Building.
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Midwinter Fair
Trained Pigs performing at Col. Daniel Boone's Arcade. Horse and chariot racing in background.
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Firth Wheel at site of Midwinter Fair. Wheel could be under construction or being disassembled prior prior to its relocation to Merrie Way near Sutro Baths.
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Midwinter Fair
Flower girls with photographer, Firth Wheel and Scenic Railway
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Midwinter Fair
Guard standing outside Horticultural and Agricultural Building. Kate Greenaway-inspired bas-relief figures on wall above peeling off.
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Midwinter Fair
Panorama From Strawberry Hill - Day. Stow Lake in foreground
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Midwinter Fair
Panorama From Strawberry Hill - dusk. Stow lake
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Midwinter Fair
Panorama From Rustic Bridge on Strawberry Hill.
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Midwinter Fair
Crowd near Southern California Bulding. Fine Arts Building (later Memorial Museum and de Young Museum) at right.
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Stow Lake, Boathouse, Prayer Book Cross
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Midwinter Fair Parade
View east on Golden Gate Ave. to parade with Midwinter Fair participants, the Dahomey Villagers. St. Boniface Church in background.
Tenderloin
Midwinter Fair
Golden Gate Park, Japanese Village and Tea Garden entrance with main entrance gate, torii gate, and jinrikishas
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Midwinter Fair
Golden Gate Park - Night scene - Bonet Electric Tower in present Band Concourse
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Midwinter Fair
Demolition of Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building at the California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park.
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Midwinter Fair
The Scenic Railway was an early roller coaster. After the close of the fair it was purchased by Adolph Sutro and moved to Merrie Way above the Sutro Baths.
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Midwinter Fair
Golden Gate Park. Night view of fairgrounds from Strawberry Hill - Bonet's Electric Tower and searchlight at center.
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