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This is the world’s tallest and largest single span suspension bridge. It was built at a cost of $35,500,000, and crosses historic Golden Gate at 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,…
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The Golden Gate brings Northern California and the San Francisco Bay cities into closer and rapid contact. This imposing structure has the largest single span of any bridge in the World. 4200 feet. The total width of the bridge is 90 feet. It has two pedestrian sidewalks and six lanes for automobile traffic. Nature Tone…
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Aerial view of Golden Gate Bridge, the approach freeway through the Presidio, the Toll Plaza and distant high hills of Marin County. The tides race through this one-mile opening between the ocean and San Francisco Bay at speeds about 10 miles per hour. E.F. Clements, 1120 Mission, SF, Cal. Natural Color by Mike Roberts Number:…
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This is the world’s tallest and largest single span suspension bridge. It was built at a cost of $35,000,000, and crosses historic Golden Gate at San Francisco. San Francisco harbor and bay area in the background. Mailed from Richmond, California to C.J. Shimmick of Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 29, 1960: Monday Hi. Had a real…
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This great suspension bridge, connecting San Francisco with Marin County in California, has a center span of about 4/5 of a mile and is held some 250 feet above the ties by two enormous cables, each made up of more than 25,000 strands. A Mike Roberts Color Card Number: C28 via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/ukYfgC
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Panoramic view of Japanese Cherry Blossoms with Jefferson Memorial along the Tidal Basin – Washington DC via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/tZX4sU
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Japanese Cherry Blossoms with Washington Monument along the Tidal Basin – Washington DC via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/tkvmbN
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Mailed from Long Beach, California to Mrs. A.B. Fitch of Freeport, Illinois on August 27, 1922 (I Think): Came down here for day – Swimming fine today. had dinner here at Virginia last Tuesday – Friday just lunch. Serault Published by Van Ornum Colorprint Co. – Los Angeles, Ca. Number: 580 via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/u26pRs
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Santa Cruz Beach – Santa Cruz CA via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/sRshmY
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Santa Cruz Wharf – Santa Cruz CA via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/tvSK7E
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