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Caption
Golden Gate Bridge - This is the world's tallest and largest single span suspension bridge. It was built at a cost of 35,500,000 and crosses the historic Golden Gate of San Francisco. Two main cable towers 746 ft. tall support 36 1/2 inch master cables from which is suspended a 90 ft. wide 6 lane traffic deck and two pedestrian walks, 266 feet above San Francisco Bay.
Physical Description
One color postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by Smith News Company in San Francisco, California and printed by Colourpicture in Boston & Cambridge, Massechusetts.
Condition
Used
Postmark Date
1932-07-03
Sender
Josephine [San Francisco, California]
Recipient
Mother Laura Keeler [San Diego, California]
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States-California-San Francisco County-San Francisco
Publisher
Smith News Company
Publisher Series
P8337
Printer
Colourpicture
Date Issued
1938-1969
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Digital Collection
American Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library. University of San Diego
Collection Number
Northern California-60
Date Digitized
2014-04-17
Image Format
Image/JPEG
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
P:\Archives\SDCW Postcard Collection\North America\Northern California-60A
Image File Size
242 KB
Copyright
Copyright not Evaluated
Keywords
San Francisco (Calif.), San Francisco Bay (Calif.), Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.), Suspension bridges