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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, circa 1937

Subjects
AutomobilesBridges & Dams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1937 (Linen)
Front of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, circa 1937, c. 1937 linen postcard
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Back of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, circa 1937, c. 1937 linen postcard
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View down the roadway of the Golden Gate Bridge toward the south tower, with both lanes filled with automobiles and the suspension cables converging overhead. Blue water of the strait and green hills of the Marin headlands lie beyond.

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PublisherSmith News Co.
Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, California GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE The Golden Gate Bridge, main San Francisco approach from the Presidio, was designed by Joseph B. Strauss and completed in May 1937 at a cost of $35,500,000. The huge web-like span, is illuminated by night with strings of yellow sodium vapor lights and links northern California to the peninsula of San Francisco.
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PublisherSmith News Co.
SeriesSFG 43 18739
ConditionVery good
Place depictedGolden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Place mentionedGolden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Publisher460 Ninth St., San Francisco, CA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch grain; white border not present. Linen-era color printing. No postmark, stamp, or address — unused card. Divided-back linen-texture card (front shows vertical linen grain); printed description of the Golden Gate Bridge, completed May 1937, so card dates after 1937. Dealer pencil mark "#59 1-" in lower right corner; small "SN" logo lower left.

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, circa 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/golden-gate-bridge-san-francisco-ca-circa-1937-5. Accessed November 2, 2026.