Longest Suspension Bridge in the world; 4,200 feet between towers; 220 feet clearance at high tide; height of towers, 740 feet; deck, 90 feet wide. Total cost $35,000,000. Portion of San Francisco Presidio in foreground; Marin County hills and beginning of Redwood Empire in distance.

Mailed from San Francisco, California to Richard Wenich of Caldwell, New Jersey on May 9, 1944:

This bay is constantly filled with large envoys either entering or leaving. It’s really quite a sight. But give me New York.

Hi-Gloss Print by J.C. Bardell
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