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Caption
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge - Designed and constructed by the Dept. of Public Works of the State of California, this structure was completed in 1937. It spans the broad waters of San Francisco 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.
Physical Description
One color postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by Smith News Company in San Francisco, California and printed by H.S. Crocker in San Francisco, California.
Condition
Used
Postmark Date
1953-05-19
Sender
Marie & Sonja [San Diego, California]
Recipient
Miss Henrietta Wiltzius [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
SF-18
Printer
H.S. Crocker
Date Issued
1856-
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-73
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-73A
Image File Size
302 KB
Copyright
Copyright not Evaluated
Keywords
San Francisco (Calif.), San Francisco Bay (Calif.), San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.), Suspension bridges, Aerial views