The view looks across the Embarcadero to the Ferry Building and its clock tower, with ferries on the bay and streetcars in the foreground. Completed in 1898 to designs by A. Page Brown, the Ferry Building served as the terminus for transbay ferries and a principal entry point into San Francisco. The card's printed text notes that thousands passed through its portals each year, where boat connections were made with rail in all directions.
Linen-textured stock with a cream border; card number 8 printed at upper right and 8A-H2828 at lower right.
No postmark — unused card. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box; "Pictorial Wonderland" Art-Tone Series, linen-textured stock with cream border; light foxing/soiling on the back, no handwriting.
Cite this card
Ferry Building and Bay, San Francisco, California, circa 1938, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ferry-building-and-bay-san-francisco-california-circa-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.
