Coit Memorial Tower, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, circa 1933

Subjects: Gardens Historic Towers Monuments & Memorials Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1933 (Linen)

Back of Coit Memorial Tower, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, circa 1933, c. 1933 linen postcard — Back

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Coit Memorial Tower rises above landscaped grounds with trees and a flower bed in the foreground under a colorful sky. The Art Deco tower on Telegraph Hill was completed in 1933 with funds from a bequest by Lillie Hitchcock Coit, a San Francisco patron and honorary firefighter, and its top offers views over the docks, the bay, and Alcatraz Island.

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PublisherSmith News Co.

14:—COIT MEMORIAL TOWER TELEGRAPH HILL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA COIT TOWER. Coit Tower was erected on Tele- graph Hill in memory of Lillie Hitchcock from funds left. by her to beautify San Francisco. From the top a com- manding view of the Docks and the Bay may be had. It also looks down on Alcatraz Island, now a Federal prison and the far Marin Hills on the opposite side. Lillie Coit was a San Francisco pioneer who took an active inter- est in the city and was decorated with the Gold Star of the V. F. Dept.

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Publisher	Smith News Co.
Series	43659
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Coit Memorial Tower, San Francisco, CA
Place mentioned	Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA
Place mentioned	San Francisco, CA
Place mentioned	Metrocraft, Everett, MA
Place mentioned	Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA
Publisher	75 Williams Ave., San Francisco, CA
Notes	Linen texture; no white border visible. No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back linen-era card; printed caption and publisher imprint on back (Smith News Co., San Francisco; printed by Metrocraft, Everett, Mass.). Dealer pencil marks "#59" and "1/-" at lower right. No handwriting other than those marks.

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Coit Memorial Tower, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, circa 1933, postcard, c. 1933. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/coit-memorial-tower-telegraph-hill-san-francisco-circa-1933-1933. Accessed November 2, 2026.