Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa 1940

Subjects: Automobiles Bridges & Dams
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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View from a tower of the Golden Gate Bridge looking down the roadway toward the opposite tower and the Marin headlands. Automobiles in both directions travel the span, with the blue water of the strait and its suspension cables filling the frame.

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PublisherSmith News Co.

Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, California SFG 43 PHOTO BY REDWOOD EMPIRE, INC. --- GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE 18739 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. A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, BOSTON 15, MASS., U. S. A. PUB. BY SMITH NEWS CO., 460 NINTH ST., SAN FRANCISCO POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE SN

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Series	SFG 43
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Place mentioned	Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Publisher	San Francisco, CA
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch grain; white border not present. Card number SFG 43 printed at upper right. No postmark, stamp, or handwritten message; only dealer pencil marks '#59 1-' on the address side. Divided-back linen-era card, 'Colourpicture' publication, circa late 1940s-1950s; printed description of the Golden Gate Bridge (completed May 1937).

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/golden-gate-bridge-san-francisco-california-circa-1940. Accessed October 5, 2026.