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Band Stand, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, circa 1907

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

A large classical bandstand with a broad arch and a colonnade stands in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. A dense crowd in early twentieth-century dress fills the plaza and steps in front, with wooded hills and a pink-tinted sky behind. The structure is the Temple of Music, an Italian Renaissance-style gift from sugar magnate Claus Spreckles, "The Sugar King." Its terraced grounds were built to seat a large concert audience, and Sunday and holiday concerts were a regular draw.

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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.
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Postcard record

PublisherCardinell-Vincent Co.
SeriesS. F. 370
ConditionGood
Place mentionedGolden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
PublisherSan Francisco, CA
Stamp1c printed stamp box inscription (United States and Canada one cent; Foreign two cents)
NotesColor lithograph with divided-back era coloring; light edge and corner wear; no white border. No postmark. Divided-back litho card (divided message/address layout with 'THIS SPACE FOR MESSAGE' and 'ADDRESS'), no white border on front; printed description of the Band Stand / Temple of Music, Golden Gate Park. No handwriting; no postage stamp affixed, with printed stamp box reading 'DOMESTIC: ONE CENT — STAMP — FOREIGN: TWO CENTS.'

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Band Stand, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/band-stand-golden-gate-park-san-francisco-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.