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Photographer
Redwood Empire Association
Sender
May Clarke [San Francisco, California, United States]
Recipient
Sister Carmela Parisi [San Diego, California, United States]
Postmark
1955-08-10
Caption
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge at Night – San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by Night – This is a magnificent spectacle when by night the strings of twinkling yellow sodium vapor lights, throw a sparkling necklace across the broad waters of the East and West Bay. The brilliant rays of these lights can penetrate even the thickest fog.
Physical Description
One linen postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by the Smith News Company in San Francisco, California and printed by ColourPicture Publications, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts. The postcard features a photograph by the Redwood Empire Association.
Condition
Used
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–California–San Francisco County
Publisher
Smith News Co.
Printer
ColourPicture Publications, Inc.
Printing Process
Chromolithography
Technique
Artist rendering
Date Issued
1930-1955
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Print Series
K8741
Publisher Series
SFO 48
Postcard Collection Number
San Francisco County-36
Digital Collection
San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2013
Image File Size
381 KB
Image Format
Image/Jpeg
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\US CA San Francisco\SF-36A
Copyright
This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.
Keywords
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, California), San Francisco Bay (California), Bays (Bodies of Water), Aerial Views, Business Districts (San Francisco, California), Bridges