Image / Sharon Art Center in Golden Gate Park, late 1940s - early 1950s

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Title: Sharon Art Center in Golden Gate Park, late 1940s - early 1950s
Contributor: UCSF Archives and Special Collections
Date Created and/or Issued: undated
Contributing Institution: UC San Francisco, Library, Special Collections
Collection: Day (Robert L.) Collection
Rights Information: Copyrighted
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Rights Holder and Contact: Regents of the University of California
Description: Scope/Content: The first public playground in the United States, the Childrenâs Playground in Golden Gate Park, opened in 1887, more than 120 years ago. The Sharon Building, a San Francisco Landmark, was constructed in 1888, the sandstone building was designed in the Richardson Romanesque style by architects George W. Percy and Frederick F. Hamilton. It served as a canteen for children and mothers visiting the playground. Restored after the 1906 earthquake and after a fire in 1974, the building is now home to the Sharon Art Studio, a community art center.
Type: image
Form/Genre: slide
Identifier: MSS2011_23_slides_UCSF_Labs_185.jpg
Subject: University of California, San Francisco. School of Pharmacy
UCSF Labs
slides
day collection
Source: UCSF Collection MSS 2011-23
Relation: UCSF School of Pharmacy

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