The Doughboy (San Francisco)

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The Doughboy
The Doughboy by Melvin Earl Cummings - Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA - DSC03646.JPG
The statue in 2014
The Doughboy (San Francisco)
Location San Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates 37°46′19.5″N122°28′28.6″W / 37.772083°N 122.474611°W / 37.772083; -122.474611 Coordinates: 37°46′19.5″N122°28′28.6″W / 37.772083°N 122.474611°W / 37.772083; -122.474611

A statue of a doughboy by Melvin Earl Cummings is installed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in the U.S. state of California.


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