California Volunteers, Spanish-American War Memorial Statue In San Francisco

Spanish-American War Memorial

photo by Scott Beale

The statue located at Dolores and Market Street in San Francisco was quite purposeful today in the post rain sunshine. It’s a memorial to the California Volunteers in Spanish-American War, created by Douglas Tilden in 1903.

It features Bellona, the Roman goddess of war riding a Pegasus.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.

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