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Rideout Memorial Fountain 1924, Golden Gate Park, Pool Designed By: Herbert A. Schmidt, Statue by: M. Earl Cummings, San Francisco, California

Fountain Was Functioning
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The "Rideout" comes from the Rideout family, that paid for the fountain. It lay in the center of a grove of trees on the path between The De Young Museum and the California Academy Of Sciences. Out of the frame to the left was the Bandstand.

Rideout Memorial Fountain external link 1924 external link   •  Golden Gate Park external link   •  Pool Designed By: Herbert A. Schmidt external link   •  Statue by: M. Earl Cummings external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:29:44 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 30 August 2022)   •  © 2022 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1393
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The Statue
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The statue in the center of the fountain was created by Melvin Earl Cummings. The budget didn't allow for bronze so the statue was made of stone. It featured a Puma fighting a large snake.

Rideout Memorial Fountain external link 1924 external link   •  Golden Gate Park external link   •  Pool Designed By: Herbert A. Schmidt external link   •  Statue by: M. Earl Cummings external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:30:02 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 22 December 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 30 August 2022)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1394
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Video Of Fountain
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The fountain itself was designed by architect Herbert A. Schmidt. In this video we show the fountain filled with water and functioning.

Rideout Memorial Fountain external link 1924 external link   •  Golden Gate Park external link   •  Pool Designed By: Herbert A. Schmidt external link   •  Statue by: M. Earl Cummings external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:33:00 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 30 August 2022)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1395
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