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  • The Totem Pole at the Cliff House

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    Cliff House Land’s End According to the San Francisco Public Library  there was a small news copy regarding the totem pole when it was installed.  The publication date was not noted but it appears to be April 28th, 1949. Newscopy: “Chief Mathias Joe Capilano of the Squamish Indians of Western Canada, he carve ‘um 58-foot totem…

  • Sutro Heights Park

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    Point Lobos Avenue Land’s End Copy of the original lion that stood at the Sutro Heights entry gate. (Photo credit: UC Bancroft Library) Adolph Sutro (1830-1898) was one of San Francisco’s most beloved mayors and esteemed citizens. Originally from Prussia, he amassed millions in the Comstock Lode (Nevada Silver Rush of 1859) by designing and…