Field Trip — Presidio, Fort Point, Palace of Fine Arts (November 6, 1969)

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Children from the Frederic Burk School gather at the heavy, riveted wooden doors of Fort Point during a field trip to the Presidio and nearby landmarks. Clustered closely together, they peer into a small opening as they wait to enter the historic structure. The photograph emphasizes the tactile presence of the fort’s massive doors and masonry, contrasting the scale and weight of nineteenth-century military architecture with the curiosity and movement of young visitors encountering the site firsthand.

Identifier
TP-ATA-0834
Date
11-6-1969
Context

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Geographic Coverage
San Francisco, CA
Type
Still Image
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
Rights
Public
Views
486

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