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Band Stand, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1915

Subjects
Crowds & GatheringsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Band Stand, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1915, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Band Stand, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1915, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A large classical bandstand with a monumental arch and a colonnade of columns stands in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. A dense crowd of people in early twentieth-century dress fills the plaza and steps in front of the structure, with wooded hills and a pink-tinted sky behind.

Postcard Details

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PublisherCardinell Vincent Co.
S. F. 370. Band Stand, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal. --- BAND STAND, GOLDEN GATE PARK. The Temple of Music is one of the most formal structures in Golden Gate Park and is the gift of Claus Spreckles, "The Sugar King." The design is Italian Renaissance and was completed at a cost of $750,000. The building will care for 100 musicians, and the terraced grounds in the valley before the music stand are capable of seating 20,000 people. Concerts are held on Sundays and holidays, and are always well attended. THIS SPACE FOR MESSAGE POST CARD ADDRESS DOMESTIC: ONE CENT STAMP FOREIGN: TWO CENTS Published by Cardinell Vincent Co., San Francisco
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Postcard record

SeriesS. F. 370
ConditionGood
Place mentionedGolden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
PublisherSan Francisco, CA
NotesColor lithograph with divided-back era coloring; light edge and corner wear; no white border. No postmark. Divided-back litho card (undivided message/address layout with 'THIS SPACE FOR MESSAGE'), no white border on front; printed description of the Band Stand / Temple of Music, Golden Gate Park. No handwriting, no stamp.

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Band Stand, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/band-stand-golden-gate-park-san-francisco-california-circa-1. Accessed October 5, 2026.