Postcard CA: Golden Gate Entrance to San Francisco Bay DB Posted 1916

Description

View Postcard CA: Golden Gate Entrance to San Francisco Bay DB Posted 1916 with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Published before the famous Golden Gate Bridge was constructed, this view captures the natural strait as it appeared in the early 20th century. Sender signs as 'Au' (possibly Aunt), writing to Mrs. Elca Heistand, Sycamore, Kansas. Description: This divided back postcard depicts the Golden Gate, the entrance to San Francisco Bay, as seen from the rocky shoreline. Rocky outcroppings and breaking waves fill the foreground, while sailing vessels and a steamship are visible on the calm waters of the bay, with rolling hills in the background. Published before the famous Golden Gate Bridge was constructed, this view captures the natural strait as it appeared in the early 20th century. Publisher: Pacific Novelty Co. of San Francisco; P.N.C. Glosso Series, No. S-24 Posted: Posted July 31, 1916, from Vilas, Kansas. Sender signs as 'Au' (possibly Aunt), writing to Mrs. Elca Heistand, Sycamore, Kansas. The writer reports arriving home safely, noting the train was 2 hours late, that there has been no rain, that they are washing today, and that they dropped a letter to Roe today to Otis still in Sycamore. The message closes asking if the recipient has recovered from hill climbing yet. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Topographical Postcards.

Type

Printed (Lithograph)

Era

Divided Back (1907-1915)

City

San Francisco

Region

California

Country/Region of Manufacture

United States

Country

United States

Country of Origin

United States

Postage Condition

Posted

Original/Licensed Reprint

Original

Subject

Waterfront, Bay

Theme

Golden Gate Strait

Publisher

Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco

Size

Standard (3.5 x 5)