Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa 1940

Subject: 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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Color view of the Golden Gate Bridge spanning the strait, with its two red-orange towers and suspension cables seen from a wooded shoreline in the foreground. Blue water and the hilly Marin headlands lie beyond the span under a blue sky.

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PublisherColourpicture Publication

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California SFG 41 PHOTO: REDWOOD EMPIRE ASSN. --- GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE This is the world's largest single span bridge. It crosses the famed Golden Gate from San Francisco to Marin County. The main span is 4200 ft. long, the cable towers, 746 ft. high and the 6 lane traffic deck with two pedestrian walks, is 90 ft. wide. 18737 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

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Series	SFG 41
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Place mentioned	Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Publisher	Colourpicture Publication, Boston, MA, Boston, MA
Notes	Linen-texture stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; printed photographer credit at lower left. No postmark. Unused divided-back linen card; printed description of the Golden Gate Bridge; dealer pencil "#59" in lower right. No message or address.

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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-1940-2. Accessed October 5, 2026.