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Description
This album contains photographs from San Francisco in the early 1900s, most notably of the construction of the Bay Bridge in the 1930s. 1 through 30- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge construction photographs. 31- Four photos of Bay Bridge construction and one photo of a man standing in a field with many dead bodies. 32- Early aviators, "Lincoln Beachey, the world's most daring aviator"; woman standing with sign that reads, "Dante's View / Elevation 5,160 feet / Mt. Whitney / Elevation 14,496 feet / Bad Water / 260 feet below sea level / Charleston Peak / Elevation 12,910 feet"; Odd steam powered wagon; Woman with wagon train, cargo wagons labeled, "The original 20 mule team wagon used for hauling Borax out of Death Valley for the Pacific Coast Borax Co." 33- Wooden cabin, "an old (?) farm, 1866, build [sic] by Gen. Grant, cabin 15 miles off St. Louis"; Two photos of Bay Bridge soon after completion. 34- Bay view over neighborhood; tunnel view; parking garage (?) view; dog sled team in the snow; seal hunting in the snow. 35- Large ships in SF Bay; Man with a line of caught fish; Allen Photo Supplies building exterior; 12 photos of various railroad-side lean-to shack homes, 36- Three photos of seagulls in flight; Sailboat on the water; Odd steam powered wagon; 5 photos of railroad-side lean-to shack homes. 37- Entrance to Furnace Creek Camp. 38- San Francisco downtown cityscape; sailing ship on the water; large ship on the water; 4 photos of Bay Bridge under construction. 39 through 50- Blank.
Type
text
Format
Original Photograph Album
Extent
13 1/2 x 11 in. 54 Pages of 54
Identifier
csfcp_000059 C059062 ark:/13960/t0dw1pj47
Language
English
Subject
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)
Time Period
191X/1930~
Place
San Francisco (Calif.)
Provenance
Society of California Pioneers California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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