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Oriental Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1935

Subjects
Bridges & DamsGardensPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Oriental Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Oriental Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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View of the Japanese/Oriental Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, showing the high arched drum bridge over a pond, a red-roofed pagoda and lantern among flowering shrubs and pines, with a rustic fence and stone-lined water's edge in the foreground.

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PublisherSmith News Co.
12:—ORIENTAL TEA GARDEN, GOLDEN GATE PARK, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA --- 43657 The Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park is replete with tiny rock gardens, bronze Buddhas, bamboo and cherry trees, and dwarfed bridges. METROCRAFT EVERETT MASS POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS Pub. by Smith News Co., 75 Williams Ave., San Francisco, Cal.
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Postcard record

Series12
ConditionVery good
Place depictedJapanese Tea Garden, San Francisco, CA
Place depictedGolden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
Place mentionedGolden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
PublisherSan Francisco, CA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch grain; no white border; caption printed in a single line across the top edge. Postmark: none (unused card, no cancellation). Divided-back linen-era card; printed Metrocraft imprint (Everett, Mass.) and publisher Smith News Co., San Francisco. No stamp present. Light soiling and a pencil dealer mark "#59 1-" at lower right.

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Oriental Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/oriental-tea-garden-golden-gate-park-san-francisco-californi. Accessed October 5, 2026.