Written on back: "In San Francisco's Civic Center, 456 of the 1100 Chinese technicians sponsored by the Chinese Supply Commission of the Republic of China for one-year training programs in the United States, administered by the International Training Administration, await sailing of the S. S. General Gordon to China on July 10, 1946. In the background is one of the three Civic Center Dormitories assigned for the technician's housing through the interest of Mr. T. A. Brooks, Chief Administrative Officer, City and County of San Francisco.".
