Children from the Frederic Burk School gather around the Prayer Book Cross—also known as the Drake Cross—at the Presidio as a uniformed service member addresses the group. Standing beneath the wooden cross and surrounded by cypress trees, the students listen attentively during a lesson connecting local history, military presence, and early European contact along the California coast. The photograph captures a moment of guided interpretation, reflecting the Presidio’s role as both a historic military site and an educational landscape.
