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Ferry Building and Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA, 1945

Subjects
Bridges & DamsFerriesHistoric TowersMail & CorrespondencePostmarks & CancelsStreet Scenes
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Ferry Building and Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA, 1945, Marilyn Agnew, MD, USA, c. 1945 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Ferry Building and Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA, 1945, Marilyn Agnew, MD, USA, c. 1945 real photo postcard
Back

About this postcard

The Ferry Building's clock tower rises above the Embarcadero, with the Bay Bridge behind it and a busy street with pedestrians and traffic below. The caption calls the building "San Francisco's stately Ferry Bldg. that must bow its head to the march of progress," a nod to the bridges that had taken over much of the cross-bay ferry traffic the building once served. By the 1940s the Ferry Building remained a city landmark and transit hub, but its great years as the ferry gateway to San Francisco had passed.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Marilyn: How you been riding your tri- cycle since you have been home? Did you find your toys and dolls alright? Write daddy. Love Daddy.

San Francisco's stately Ferry Bldg. that must bow its head to the march of progress
PostmarkedSan Francisco, CA, August 2, 1945, 13:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Marilyn Agnew

4620 Windsor Lane Bethesda, MD

Postcard record

Postmarked, San Francisco, CA
SeriesZ-2002
ConditionFair
Place addressedMarilyn Agnew, 4620 Windsor Lane, Bethesda, MD
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, issued 1912
NotesBlack-and-white photograph; printed white caption; surface scratches and stains; card number Z-2002; no white border visible. Postmark: SAN FRANCISCO CALIF. AUG 2 1945 1-PM. Divided-back card, glossy real-photo style; light age toning and slight staining. Handwritten dealer price "RMLT 3.00" at top. 1c stamp affixed.

Cite this card

Ferry Building and Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA, 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ferry-building-and-bay-bridge-san-francisco-ca-1945. Accessed November 2, 2026.