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Golden Gate Park circa 1892

Sweeny Observatory on Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park. People posing on top. Plaque reads 'Park Panorama Gift of Thos. U. Sweeny. 1891.' The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
Photographer Unknown (Marilyn Blaisdell Collection / Courtesy of a Private Collector)

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