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Marshall Tree Mural 2016, Marshall Elementary School, 1575 15th Street, San Francisco, California

New Tree
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A new tree, growing from ground fertilized with knowledge, sprouted from the ground and reached for the sky. Behind the tree was the name "Marshall" composed of letters formed from school supplies.


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Ant Mound
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To the right of the tree mural was a smaller mural that showed an ant hill. Down below the dirt, an ant was painting a picture of flowers, the sun, and clouds.


Tree external link Mural external link 2016 external link   •  Artist: Unknown external link   •  Marshall Elementary School external link   •  1575 15th Street   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link f/2.8 30-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 10:48:38 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 8 November 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5579
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Knowledge
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To the right of the tree was a watering can suspended by a rope. The can was filled with water and was labeled as "Knowledge."


Tree external link Mural external link 2016 external link   •  Artist: Unknown external link   •  Marshall Elementary School external link   •  1575 15th Street   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link f/2.8 30-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 10:48:42 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 8 November 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5577
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Closer View
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A closer view of the tree revealed that two of its leaves were made of solar cells mechanically elevated. The name Marshal was spelled using pencils for the M, an A+ grade for the A, a guide to scripting the capital R, a bulge in the tree forming the S, a scrabble letter H, a piece of the double DNS helix forming the A, balloons formed the first L, and a carpenter's square formed the last L.


Tree external link Mural external link 2016 external link   •  Artist: Unknown external link   •  Marshall Elementary School external link   •  1575 15th Street   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link f/2.8 30-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 10:49:03 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 8 November 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5578
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Fossil Dog
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A fossil dog was buried in the dirt below the tree. The dog skeleton was bent trying to eat a bone.


Tree external link Mural external link 2016 external link   •  Artist: Unknown external link   •  Marshall Elementary School external link   •  1575 15th Street   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link f/2.8 30-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 10:49:04 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 8 November 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5579
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The Start Of Math
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Numbers and symbols buried in the dirt below the tree illustrated beginning math with "1+2 = 3."


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Gold Bar
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A gold bar was also buried below the tree. Root wrapped around a microscope. Plans for the Golden Gate Bridge were laid open. And a notebook was opened to a page showing "C" and a picture of a taxi Cab.


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More Treasures
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More treasures were buried below the tree. Among them were a diamond, a compass for drawing a circle, a pencil, the equation for matter to energy conversion, "E=mc2," a gold coin, and a chemistry flask.


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Closer Equation
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A closer view of the equation "E=mc2." The E and = sign were outlined in brown. The m and 2 were outlined in black. And the C was outlined in rust.


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Location
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The mural shown in the context of its location at the corner of 15th Street and Capp Street.


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