Original 1947 Associated Press wire photo showing the battleship USS Iowa leading units of the First Task Fleet into San Francisco Bay during Maritime Day and National Naval Reserve Week observances. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge spans the background, with Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower visible at left and Alcatraz Island visible at right. The caption is printed directly on the front of the photograph, and an Associated Press stamp is present on the reverse. The photograph measures approximately 16 × 10¾ inches and shows expected age-related wear from newspaper archive use. Please see photos. From a Pittsburgh area newspaper's archive.
