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Description
V1p176a In PHOTO ALBUM-VAULT: ** fc917.9461 A3, Vol. I, page 176 top. This photograph is contained in one of two volumes by Dobbin titled "Album of San Francisco." Text written under photo: "Bear Pit Woodward's Garden 1881- Sunday afternoon crowd feding [sic] bears peanuts." View is of a circular pit containing raised wooden platforms. A bear is occupying the tallest platform, a couple of others can be seen lower down. A crowd is gathered around the pit; one bear seems to be awaiting his peanuts. A large pavilion building is off to the left. Numerous smaller structures can be seen in the background, one of which is under construction.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photoprint ; 4 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.
Identifier
(C)001380689CSL01-Aleph (DRA)VVV-3946
Subject
Woodward's Gardens (San Francisco, Calif.) Parks--California--San Francisco Bears--California San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints
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