Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of building constructed for Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco, 1894. The museum is shown in Golden Gate Park and was originally constructed for the Midwinter International Exposition. It was the ancestor of the present De Young Museum. In the foreground at center, a paved path can be seen curving to the left. To the right of the path, small shrubs can Joshua trees can be seen. To the right of the path, a series of small columns connected by thick chains is visible. At the center of the path, a small girl wearing a lightly colored dress can be seen holding hands with another child wearing darker clothing. In the background, two large flagpoles flank the rectangular building. Steps can be seen leading to the structure, and a small statue of a sphinx is visible to the left of the stairs. A series of decorative columns are visible beside the entrance of the museum. Atop the structure, a small pyramid is visible.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 22 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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