Hotel St. Francis facing Union Square, San Francisco, CA, 1908
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
The picture shows the Hotel St. Francis, a tall three-winged Beaux-Arts hotel, rising over Union Square in San Francisco, with a streetcar and horse-drawn traffic on the street below and the Dewey Monument column at the right edge of the square. The hotel, designed by Bliss & Faville, opened in 1904 on the west side of Union Square and became one of the city's best-known hostelries, surviving the 1906 earthquake and fire. The column topped by a figure of Victory is the Dewey Monument, dedicated in 1903 to Admiral George Dewey's victory at Manila Bay.
Postcard Details
Highlands Fresbury, KS
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , San Francisco, CA |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte Barnett, Highlands, Fresbury, KS |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Colour lithograph printed to the edge with no white border; a diagonal crease and light wear at the upper left corner; a flag reading "St. Francis" flies from the roof. Postmark: SAN FRANCISCO CO. CAL. DEC 10 1130 AM 1908. Divided-back private "POST CARD" stock with green Franklin 1-cent stamp; pencil message; light wear and toning at edges. |
Cite this card
Hotel St. Francis facing Union Square, San Francisco, CA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hotel-st-francis-facing-union-square-san-francisco-ca-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.