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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, 1938

Subject
Bridges & Dams
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1938 (Linen)
Front of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, 1938, Mr. John Luckenbie, MA, USA, c. 1938 printed photo postcard
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Back of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, 1938, Mr. John Luckenbie, MA, USA, c. 1938 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

The Golden Gate Bridge spans the water in a distant view, both towers and the full suspension span visible, with hills rising behind the far shore and a small boat crossing the foreground. Completed in 1937, the bridge was still a new landmark when this card was mailed from San Francisco in March 1938. The sender found it beautiful but complained of cold, rainy weather, a common San Francisco contrast.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Mr. Luckenbie This bridge is highlighted & very beau- tiful - as everything is here - except the weather cold & rainy. Shall be glad to get back to Los Angeles. Home - the latter pt of April. Love - Mary Southerden

PublisherJ. C. Bardell
THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE Preliminary surveys and test borings were started in 1929. Ground was broken for the Golden Gate Bridge February 26th, 1933, and now, just four years and three months from that date, traffic flows, uninterrupted, across the most beautiful bridge in the world. It cost $35,000,000 and will have an estimated earning capacity of $2,800,000 annually.
PostmarkedSAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 1938, 15:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. John Luckenbie

Darling St. Marblehead, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, SAN FRANCISCO
PublisherJ. C. Bardell
SeriesNo. 127
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. John Luckenbie, Darling St., Marblehead, MA
Place mentionedGolden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
PublisherJ. C. Bardell, San Francisco, CA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; black-and-white halftone print; light brown staining along upper left edge and corner wear. Postmark: SAN FRANCISCO MAR 23 3 PM 1938. Divided-back card with white border, glossy photo finish, photo copyright 1937 by Gabriel Moulin; pencil price mark "1/2 2.00" at top; 1c Franklin stamp tied by wavy "BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS" slogan cancel.

Cite this card

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/golden-gate-bridge-san-francisco-ca-1938-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.