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Japanese-style garden with arched moon bridge over a pond, circa 1960

Subjects
Bridges & DamsGardens
Card type
Chrome
Front of Japanese-style garden with arched moon bridge over a pond, circa 1960, John C. Spahn, MD, USA, chrome postcard
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Back of Japanese-style garden with arched moon bridge over a pond, circa 1960, John C. Spahn, MD, USA, chrome postcard
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About this subject

A high arched wooden moon bridge spans a small pond in a lush Japanese-style garden. Cherry trees in pink bloom frame the bridge, with dense green shrubs, a bamboo fence and stone edging along the water in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

WED WE ARE STAYING IN A JAPANESE HOTEL RIGHT IN THE JAPANESE CULTURE CENTER, YOU WOULD LOVE IT. TOOK A RIDE ON THE CABLE CAR - A LITTLE ROUGH RIDE WENT TO "THE TOP OF THE MARK" - SOME VIEW OF S.F. THEN A TOUR OF THE CITY & GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE - ENDED UP AT FISHERMAN'S WHARF - DON'T LIKE THEIR SEAFOOD AS WELL AS OURS. THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING CITY - SOME HILLS - EVERYWHERE. IT IS RATHER CHILLY HERE. SAW THIS TEA GARDEN TODAY ALSO - BEST TO YOU UNCLES & AUNT F.

JAPANESE TEA GARDEN, San Francisco, California The ever popular Moon Bridge located in the Tea Garden. In the heart of Golden Gate Park. SC696 JAPANESE TEA GARDEN, SAN FRANCISCO
PostmarkedSan Francisco, CA
Addressed to
John C. Spahn

Mt Horeb Rd. R.D. 1, Street, MD 21154

Postcard record

PostmarkedSan Francisco, CA
ConditionGood
Place addressedJohn C. Spahn, Mt Horeb Rd. R.D. 1, Street, Baltimore, MD
Place mentionedGolden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
NotesColor photo postcard with chrome-era color cast and slight fading; no printed caption or border text visible on front; faint rectangular mark upper left. Postmark: SAN FRANCISCO CALIF 1969 (month and day illegible). Divided-back glossy chrome-era card with white border; stamp removed/torn away, only the printed 'U.S.A.' in the stamp box remains. Dealer pencil marks '#51 3-' at top right.

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Japanese-style garden with arched moon bridge over a pond, circa 1960, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/japanese-style-garden-with-arched-moon-bridge-over-a-pond-ci. Accessed October 5, 2026.