Historical information

This photograph is part of series depicting Allan Quinn's travels through San Francisco in 1949. This photograph shows one of the supports of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Significance

This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.

Physical description

A black and white photograph of one of the supports of the Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco, dated 9-11-49.

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse: 9-11-49 (handwritten in blue ink) / B / K8 (handwritten upside down in pencil).