Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, circa 1937
- Card type
- Real photo
- Date
- c. 1937 (Linen)
About this postcard
An elevated view of the Golden Gate Bridge, both suspension towers and main cables in place, spanning the strait between the Marin headlands and the San Francisco shore. The city skyline and hills rise beyond, and the bridge approach near Fort Point shows at the right. The printed caption gives the main span as 4,200 feet and the cost as $35,000,000. When the bridge opened in May 1937 it was the longest suspension span in the world, a record it held until 1964, and its two-tower silhouette became a symbol of the city almost at once.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | A PATTERSON PHOTOGRAPH |
|---|---|
| Series | 999 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | San Francisco, CA |
| Notes | Black-and-white glossy real photo print, no white border; caption lettered in white across the bottom edge. Slight edge wear and light surface scuffing. Postmark: none. Divided-back real-photo card with 'A PATTERSON PHOTOGRAPH' imprint; pencil date '1905' written upside down on the back; no stamp, no address, no postmark. |
Cite this card
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, circa 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/golden-gate-bridge-san-francisco-ca-circa-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.