The Snapshots in Time Collection

Woman in Formal Suit Ensemble Outside Presidio Housing, San Francisco, Mid-1950s

Woman in Formal Suit Ensemble Outside Presidio Housing, San Francisco, Mid-1950s

A well-dressed woman poses outside a stucco residence at the Presidio of San Francisco, a historic U.S. Army post, circa the mid-1950s. Her tailored suit, gloves, and pillbox hat reflect the formal daytime fashion of the postwar era. The Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and ivy-covered walls visible behind her are characteristic of the Presidio's historic family housing, home to generations of military officers and their families. Project: 218572