Telegraph Hill

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Telegraph Hill

View north from Coit Tower toward Pioneer Park parking lot, Alcatraz, and SF Bay. Angel Island in distance with 'Welcome Home - Well Done' sign to welcome troops returning WWII. (Ansco Color transparency)

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View W from Telegraph Hill

View towards Golden Gate from Coit Tower. North Beach in foreground. Aquatic Park and Fort Mason at Center. [North Beach & GG Bridge from Coit Tower, circa 1945]

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View from Telegraph Hill

Looking northwest; Aquatic Park, Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands

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View from Telegraph Hill

Looking southeast through trees, from Telegraph Hill. Ferry Building, Bay Bridge

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Nob Hill

View southwest from Telegraph Hill over North Beach and Chinatown toward Nob Hill. Stanford Court Apartments (later Hotel), Fairmont and Mark Hopkins Hotels, Brocklebank and Park Lane Apartments. Grace Cathedral with completed bell tower, Cathedral Apartments behind. St. Francis of Assisi Church at bottom left.

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View from Telegraph Hill

View northwest to Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Mason, Municipal Pier, Aquatic Park, Haslett Warehouse, Del Monte Cannery buildings, North Beach, Standard Oil fuel storage tanks, rail yard. San Francisco Tower of Art Institute at far left center.

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View E from Coit Tower

Waterfront, piers and Yerba Buena Island.

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View from Coit Tower

View east to war ships in docks. Treasure Island, Yerba Buena Island.

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View from Coit Tower

Wartime view north towards Embarcadero, piers and ships. Railroad yards and various industrial plants along the northern waterfront. Gasometer (gas tank) at left center.

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View from Coit Tower

Looking northwest towards Fishermans Wharf, Aquatic Park, Fort Mason, Golden Gate Bridge, North Beach, breweries. Gasometer (gas storage tank) at foot of Powell Street.

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View from Telegraph Hill

View west. Filbert Street, Washington Square, Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Russian Hill. Palace Theater at center.

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Coit Tower parking lot, two young Asian men, eucalyptus saplings in background

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Coit Tower parking lot, three young Asian men, eucalyptus saplings in background; views to Bay Bridge

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Young Asian man with Embarcadero in background

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Telegraph Hill

View southwest from Pioneer park parking lot, man looking through pay binoculars, Mt. Sutro in background right. In left and center distance, Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels, Brocklebank, Park Lane and Cathedral Apartments, Grace Cathedral with one bell tower. Clay-Jones Apartments, 10-story 1360 Jones apartments (William Schirmer architect) opened 1928.

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