San Francisco Bay, new bridges and exposition grounds, 1937

Subjects: Aerial Views & Panoramas Bridges & Dams Waterfronts & Harbors World's Fairs & Expositions
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1937 (Linen)

Back of San Francisco Bay, new bridges and exposition grounds, 1937, c. 1937 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

An aerial view across San Francisco Bay shows two new suspension bridges, the dense city grid of San Francisco in the foreground, and an island laid out with large exposition buildings and a tall tower. Hills and sky close the horizon. The view dates to the brief period when the Bay Bridge (opened 1936) and the Golden Gate Bridge (opened 1937) were both new, and Treasure Island was being prepared for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. The pairing of the spans with the fairgrounds reflects the Bay Area's rapid mid-1930s construction.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

10/9/37 Dear Monta, Received your letter and between house cleaning at home and my week at our main bank dont expect I can answer it soon. What I wanted to tell you - Walt McIntosh of Chambers has been transfered to Phila and he has invited me up Sunday to spend the day with him and we are going to attend the big precouncil meeting of the Phila club. Wish you could be near enough to join us and we would make it a three - some. Will write all about it in my letter. Lucille

PostmarkedCrisfield, MD, October 9, 1937, 18:00

Addressed to

Mr. M. P. Kirgan

2623 Summit Ave, East St. Louis, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked	October 9, 1937, 18:00, Crisfield, MD
Series	2000 275
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr. M. P. Kirgan, 2623 Summit Ave, East St. Louis, IL
Place depicted	San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen texture visible; no white border; some dark specks in sky. Postmark: CRISFIELD MD OCT 9 6-PM 1937. Divided-back, linen-textured hand-colored card; sender dated the message 10/9/37. 1c Franklin green stamp. Light edge wear.

Cite this card

San Francisco Bay, new bridges and exposition grounds, 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/san-francisco-bay-new-bridges-and-exposition-grounds-1937. Accessed October 21, 2026.