Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California

Subjects: Historic Towers Monuments & Memorials Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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View of Coit Tower, a tall fluted Art Deco concrete tower, rising above landscaped grounds with trees and beds of red flowers, under a pastel sky.

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PublisherSmith News Co.

SF 2 Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill San Francisco, California --- AIR VIEW SHOWING COIT TOWER 18755 Coit Tower, on Telegraph Hill, was named for one of the early San Francisco pioneers, Lillie Hitchcock Coit. She took great interest in the activities of the Volunteer Fire Department of that day. This beautiful monument has been erected to her memory from funds she left to beautify the city. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE PUB. BY SMITH NEWS CO., 460 NINTH ST., SAN FRANCISCO A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, BOSTON 15, MASS., U. S. A.

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Series	SF 2
Condition	Excellent
Place depicted	Coit Memorial Tower, San Francisco, CA
Place mentioned	Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA
Place mentioned	Coit Memorial Tower, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA
Place mentioned	San Francisco, CA
Publisher	Smith News Co., San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA
Notes	Linen texture; no white border; printed caption and series number on front. No postmark, stamp, or address — unused card. Divided-back linen-texture Colourpicture publication (Smith News Co., San Francisco), ca. 1940s. Pencil dealer mark '#59 1-' at lower right. Light edge wear/toning.

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Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/coit-tower-on-telegraph-hill-san-francisco-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.