Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Subject: Bridges & Dams
Card type: Printed photo
Date: Postmarked March 25, 1938 (Linen)

Back of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, John Lockkuhie, MA, USA, 1938 printed photo postcard — Back

About this subject

Black-and-white view of the Golden Gate Bridge spanning the water, seen from a distance with both towers and the full suspension span visible. Hills rise behind the far shore and a small boat crosses the bay in the foreground.

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 Sanderson

PublisherJ. C. Bardill

© MOULIN --- 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. Cost $35,000,000 and will have an estimated earning capacity of $2,800,000 annually. PHOTO COPYRIGHT 1937 - GABRIEL MOULIN No. 127 PUB. BY J. C. BARDILL, SAN FRANCISCO POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS ASK YOUR POSTMAST

PostmarkedMarch 25, 1938, 20:00

Addressed to

John Lockkuhie

Larking St., Marblehead, Mass.

Postcard record

Postmarked	March 25, 1938, 20:00
Condition	Good
Place addressed	John Lockkuhie, Larking St., Marblehead, MA
Place mentioned	Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Publisher	San Francisco, CA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Notes	White border; black-and-white halftone print; light brown staining along upper left edge and corner wear. Postmark: MAR 25 1938 8 PM. Divided-back card with white border, glossy photo finish, photo copyright 1937; pencil price mark "1/2 2.00" at top; 1c stamp tied by wavy "BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS" slogan cancel.

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/golden-gate-bridge-san-francisco-california-1938. Accessed October 5, 2026.