The following pictures copied from the
1959-1960 USS Helena CA-75 Cruise Book
donated by LTJG Dave Swanson
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FLAGSHIP FOR THE ANNUAL FLEET REVIEW, WE GOT OUR FIRST LOOK AT SAN FRANCISCO IN MORE THAN A YEAR. WITH A FANTASTIC ARRAY OF WORLD-FAMOUS RESTAURANTS, NIGHTCLUBS AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, WE SPENT THREE BUSY DAYS ATTEMPTING TO KEEP UP WITH THE DOZENS OF THINGS WE WANTED TO DO. THE CITY WAS BRIM-FULL OF NAVYMEN, AND SELDOM COULD ONE SPOT A CABLE CAR WITHOUT THE FAMILIAR NAVY BLUE SOMEWHERE ABOARD. |
For one thin dime, the cable car saves a-huffin' and puffin'
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