The view looks across Union Square toward the St. Francis Hotel, with the Dewey Monument column at the center and streetcar tracks running across the foreground. A stairway entrance, likely a pedestrian underpass or subway entrance, sits near the bottom of the frame. By the 1940s the St. Francis was a downtown landmark and Union Square a busy gathering point and transit hub. The sender's note catches a traveler passing through San Francisco on the way to a new post during the war.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Hi Wit — Spending
the evening in S.F.
— still in transit
to my new post.
am no longer attached
to McQuide.
Best Bob.
PostmarkedSan Francisco, CA, November 30, 1943, 23:30
White border; sepia-toned real photo; some surface wear and spotting.
Postmark: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. NOV 30 11 30 PM 1943. Divided-back WWII-era card with 'BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS' slogan cancel; white border, glossy sepia real-photo front (Piggott 579). Light edge wear.
Cite this card
St. Francis Hotel, Union Square, San Francisco, 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/st-francis-hotel-union-square-san-francisco-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.
