Air liner over Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, 1946

Subjects: Aerial Views & Panoramas Aviation Bridges & Dams
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1946 (Chrome)

Back of Air liner over Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, 1946, c. 1946 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A twin-engine airliner flies above San Francisco Bay, with Treasure Island at center-left, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge crossing the water, and the San Francisco waterfront below; Oakland and Berkeley lie in the distant hills. The printed caption reads "Air Liner over San Francisco, Treasure Island, Bay Bridge, Oakland and Berkeley in Distance" and describes the arrival after a 16-hour coast-to-coast flight from New York. Treasure Island had been built for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, and the Bay Bridge had opened in 1936, making the scene a showcase of the bay's new infrastructure.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Feb. 20 - 1946. crossed this bridge on our side Sunday. Many parties and rides are planned. Stopped in Cinci - 5 days. Donald was well. Will be here until Mar. 15. except for week-end trips - Florence Nelson

PublisherStanley A. Piltz Company

AIR LINER OVER SAN FRANCISCO, TREASURE ISLAND, BAY BRIDGE, OAKLAND AND BERKELEY IN DISTANCE—105 ROBERTS & ROBERTS PHOTO 8A-H2830 --- Arrival of a luxurious Air Liner over San Francisco, after a coast to coast flight of 16 hours from New York. A thrilling climax is the view of San Francisco and Bay with its great Bridges, Oakland, Berkeley and other Bay cities, also the Pacific Ocean and Treasure Island. POST CARD STANLEY A. PELTZ COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 105. Pictorial Wonderland ART-TONE SERIES

PostmarkedSan Francisco, CA

Addressed to

Mr. & Mrs. C. B. Howard

66 Warwick St. West Hartford, CT 7

FromFlorence Nelson, 5537 Lawton Ave., Oakland, CA

Postcard record

Postmarked	San Francisco, CA
Publisher	Stanley A. Piltz Company
Series	8A-H2830 "Pictorial Wonderland" ART-TONE SERIES 105
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr. & Mrs. C. B. Howard, 66 Warwick St., West Hartford, CT, 7
Place depicted	Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA
Place depicted	San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Place depicted	Oakland, CA
Place depicted	Berkeley, CA
Place depicted	San Francisco, CA
Place sent from	Florence Nelson, 5537 Lawton Ave., Oakland, CA
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen texture; wide yellow border; small white scuff/crease at right edge. Postmark: SAN FRANCISCO CALIF. 5 10 PM 1946 (date digits partly obscured by writing; slogan cancel "BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS / ASK YOUR POSTMASTER"). Linen-texture divided-back card, 1¢ green Washington stamp, handwritten date Feb. 20 1946; light wear, cancel ink smudged over message.

Cite this card

Air liner over Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, 1946, postcard, c. 1946. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/air-liner-over-treasure-island-san-francisco-ca-1946. Accessed November 2, 2026.