Field Trip to the Presidio, Fort Point, and the Palace of Fine Arts (November 6, 1969)
About This Item
Children and teachers from the Frederic Burk School gather around a short, ornate bronze cannon mounted on a stone base at the Presidio. A uniformed service member stands beside the cannon, guiding the group as they observe the historic artillery piece. Army barracks and parked vehicles are visible in the background, situating the scene within the active military landscape of the Presidio. The image captures a moment of hands-on learning during a school field trip that combined history, architecture, and place-based education.
- Identifier
- TP-ATA-0842
- Date
- 11-6-1969
- Context
Type: Spanish bronze smoothbore cannon from the late 18th century.
Exact provenance on the Presidio Main Post: The Presidio has Spanish guns brought in 1793 for the Castillo de San Joaquín (the original fort on today’s Fort Point site); two such bronze cannon stand at Pershing Square on the Main Post. Your photo matches that style and setting. Era of use: 1790s–early 1800s (Spanish/Mexican period). National Park Service National Park Service
Credits:
Some technical descriptions and historical interpretations were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.
- Geographic Coverage
- San Francisco, CA
- Temporal Coverage
- 1960s
- Type
- Still Image
- Source
- San Francisco State University Archives
- Rights
- Public
- Views
- 531