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View E from Coit Tower

July 26, 1956

View East from Coit Tower towards Embarcadero and SF bay.

Location

Telegraph Hill

Keywords

Artifact

Date Added: December 19, 2018
Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector
Format: transparency slide

Rights

Downloadable: Yes

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