Title: [Two views of "Portals of the Past."] (2 views) [graphic]
Material Type: Visual material
Creator: Dobbin, Hamilton Henry, 1856-1930.
Subject: Monuments & memorials--California--San Francisco.
Subject: Earthquakes--California--San Francisco.
Subject: Parks--California--San Francisco.
Subject: Lakes & ponds--California--San Francisco.
Subject: Automobiles--California--San Francisco.
Subject: San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs.
Subject: Photographic prints.
Description: v1p435a -- v1p435b
Description: Two views of "Portals of the Past," the doorway of the former Towne Mansion at the southwest corner of California and Taylor. The photo at the top of page 435 looks southeast through the portals right after the 1906 disaster, with the ruins of the City Hall framed between the columns. The photo at the bottom of page 435 depicts the portals after they had been assembled on the north side of Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park. An auto is parked in front of it. A man is in the driver's seat looking towards the lake. A woman is in the back with the door open and hanging over the edge, seemingly looking at her reflection. The reflection of the portals can be seen in the lake. A poem about Portals of the Past from an unknown newspaper is pasted onto the left of the page.
Description: Text written on right side of page: "All that remained of the Towne Home after fire of 1906. These columns were part of the main entrance fronting on Calif. St. at Taylor. Later they were taken to Golden Gate Park at the Spreckles [?] Lake where they now stand-and are the admiration of visitors."
Date of Publication: c1906-[ca. 1920]
Date: c1906-[ca. 1920]
