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San Francisco skyline with the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa 1940s

Subjects
Bridges & DamsTown & City ViewsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of San Francisco skyline with the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa 1940s, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of San Francisco skyline with the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa 1940s, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Elevated view over downtown San Francisco, with densely packed commercial buildings and a large columned classical building in the foreground. Beyond the city rises the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge spanning the blue bay, with low hills on the far shore under a bright sky.

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PublisherSmith News Co.
San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco Skyline in Foreground SFO 47 --- SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE Designed and constructed by the Dept. of Public Works of the State of California, this magnificent structure was completed in 1937. It spans the broad waters of East and West Bay and is 8 miles in length from the ends of the east and west approaches. Its double decks feature a 6 lane automobile highway on the upper, and three truck lanes and two interurban tracks on the lower. 18740 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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SeriesSFO 47
ConditionVery good
Place depictedSan Francisco, CA
Place mentionedSan Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA
PublisherSan Francisco, CA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; printed series number SFO 47 at upper right. No white border. No postmark; unused card, no stamp. Linen-texture divided-back card with printed description of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (completed 1937). Dealer pencil mark "#59 1-" in lower right corner; small "SN" logo lower left.

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San Francisco skyline with the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa 1940s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/san-francisco-skyline-with-the-san-francisco-oakland-bay-bri-1930. Accessed October 5, 2026.