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10. The Bridge is Dedicated! - Postcards
Postcard shows a photo of November 12, 1936 as the toll plaza officially opened. Pedestrians were not allowed to walk on the bridge, but 5000 San Franciscans walked onto the bridge, creating a massive traffic jam. While it was open, the bridge was not yet finished, as tracks for interurban electric tracks still had to be installed on the lower deck. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 ...
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1. Remembering 1936 - Postcards
Postcard shows a photo of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the midst of its construction. It was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 and finished in 1936. Number 1 of a 10 postcard limited edition set.
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2. Ground Breaking, Yerba Buena Island - Postcards
Postcard shows a photo of Govenor James Rolph Jr., and former President Herbert Hoover, along with Miss Bay Bridge, Miss Prosperity and a collection of ladies representing Bay Area communties at the ground breaking of Yerba Buena Island on July 9, 1933. The postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 and finished in 1936. Number 2 of a 10 postcard limited edition set.
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3. Tower W2, April 24, 1934 - Postcards
Postcard shows a photo of the first steel tower, at the end of Pier 24, San Francisco, with the SS President Harrison of the Dollar Lines, now APL, below it. On the right, the Matson liner Mariposa is at the dock. There are a few tar paper shacks on the left of Rincon Hill. Photo was taken near the site of the present Union Oil Co. building at First & Harrison. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started ...
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4. Bridge Builders on Tower W3 - Postcards
Postcard shows a photo of two workers on Tower W3, in 1934. Behind it, nthe Russ Bldg, Shell and Cheveron buildings are visible as well as the Ferry building and the produce district. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 and finished in 1936. Number 4 of a 10 postcard limited edition set.
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538. Presidio, San Francisco, Cal. - Postcards
Drawn landscape with Presidio in the foreground and mountains in the background On Back: Where we camped about 2 months when we come back from the Philippines Islands, 1919, August, we were about 1 1/2 miles in from the Golden Gate.
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5. Fleets in, May 1, 1935 - Postcards
Postcard shows a photo of twelve battleships, including the Arizona, 18 destroyers, and two aircraft carriers in the middle of the bay. The Saratoga is at the far left. Photo was taken by workers on the West Bay Towers. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 and finished in 1936. Number 5 of a 10 postcard limited edition set.
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6. Cable Spinning, 1935 - Postcards
Postcard shows a photo of spinning the cables, each containing 17, 464 wires compressed to a diameter of 28 inches, between the four towers of the West Bay Crossing (San Francisco and Yerba Buena Island). This process was started on July 6, 1935. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 and finished in 1936. Number 6 of a 10 postcard limited edition set.
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8. Closing the Cantilever - Postcards
Postcard shows a photo of "closing the cantilever" of the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge. The Bay Bridge is a cantilever bridge, which means that only end of the bridge is anchored, with the other end projected horizonatally into space. The Chief Engineer, C.H. Purcell, once wrote that the closing of the 1400 foot cantilever was probably the most ticklish job he faced. It was the longest and heaviest cantilver built at the time. Traveling derri...
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9. Lifting Deck Steel - Postcards
Postcard shows a photo of the steel deck of the bridge being lifted from barges in the bay and hoisted to the suspending cables, on January 5, 1936. The decking was completed to Yerba Buena Island three months later. Its two levels enclosed an area 58 feet wide and 76 feet high. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 and finished in 1936. Number 9 of a 10 postcard limited edition set.
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Across the Golden Gate - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of Golden Gate and San Francisco, as seen in the distance, from the top of Mount Tamalpais
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Bay Bridge, 1975 - Postcards
Landscape of Bay Bridge and top of San Francisco skyline, with beach in foreground On Back: Typed: Inside San Francisco, San Francisco From Across the Bay Handwritten: From Alcatraz?
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Cable Spinning on the Bay Bridge - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of the cable spinning on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, in 1935.
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Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of Coit Tower and Telegraph Hill, as seen from the middle of San Francisco Bay.
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Ferry Boat & Bay Bridge - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of the ferry "Eureka" alongside the Bay Bridge. Prior to the construction of the Bay Bridge, ferries were the only way to get across the Bay. They continue to run, playing a critical role in handling Bay area traffic.
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Ferry Boat on San Francisco Bay - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of ferry going between Sausalito and San Francisco, on the way to San Francisco. On Back, handwritten: Dear Dorothy, The lesson you suggust for January 27 is O.K. --- and a good idea. I'll let you know later whether ??? will come too - + how many. The best for 1981. Sincerely, Linela
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Framed watercolor of San Francisco & Marin Hills including Coit Tower - A framed watercolor painting depicting the city of San Francisco including the Coit Tower. The background includes Alcatraz Island, Angel Island and Mount Tamalpais. See notes.
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From the Hills of Sausalito - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of San Francisco, as seen from the hills of Sausalito
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From the Top of Mt. Tamalpais - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of Marin Headlands and San Fraicisco in the distance.
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Looking down on San Francisco - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of San Francisco Bay, as seen from the top of Mt. Tamalpais
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Looking Down on San Francisco - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, taken from the top of Mount Tamalpais.
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Old St. Hillary's Historic Preserve - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of St. Hillary's Historic Preserve and San Francisco in the distance. On Back, typed: Dear Joyce Crews: I'm sure you've heard officially but I wanted to thank you personally also for sending the glass plate of the Belvedere-from-Angel Island photo. It's a great addition to/the Landmarks Society Collection. Best wishes, Louise Teather
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One of the Marvelous Views - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of Mill Valley and San Francisco, as seen from the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais.
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Oral History of Bob and Walter Filippi - Oral History
Brothers Bob and Walter Filippi came to Mill Valley in 1929 from San Francisco, where their father had a garage. Once the family moved to Mill Valley, their father opened the Elroy Garage, named for the property owner's sons Al and Roy, at Camino Alto and Sycamore. During their years growing up in Mill Valley, Bob and Walt saw the town grow from dirt roads and pastures to foreign cars and restaurants. The brothers also saw the change and growth o...
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Oral History of Charles Crawford - Oral History
Born on June 16th, 1928, in the San Francisco Presidio, Charles "Chuck" Crawford spent the first 13 years of his life in the bustling Outer Mission neighborhood of San Francisco. On the weekends, his family would take the ferry, and then later the brand new Golden Gate Bridge, to visit his maternal grandparents in Mill Valley. During these trips, his parents fell in love with the town and decided to move up north. After settling in Mill Valley, C...
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Oral History of David Freiberg - Oral History
In this oral history, David Freiberg, a key figure in the Bay Area music scene from the 1960s onward, recounts his life, career, friends, and family. Born in Boston in 1938 and raised in Cincinnati, David moved out to California in 1959 where he first took up playing the guitar. Touching down in Oakland, he moved to San Francisco in the early 1960s and then over to Mill Valley a few years later. David gives a detailed account of his time playing ...
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Oral History of David Talbot - Oral History
In this oral history, writer, media entrepreneur and social activist David Talbot shares a life of political commitment and historical engagement. Born in Los Angeles in 1951, David first came to San Francisco as a teenager when his father, a famous Hollywood actor, was performing in theater productions in the city. David recalls falling madly in love with San Francisco at that time. He later attended college at U.C. Santa Cruz, after which he be...
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Oral History of David Talbot - Oral History
In this oral history, writer, media entrepreneur and social activist David Talbot shares a life of political commitment and historical engagement. Born in Los Angeles in 1951, David first came to San Francisco as a teenager when his father, a famous Hollywood actor, was performing in theater productions in the city. David recalls falling madly in love with San Francisco at that time. He later attended college at U.C. Santa Cruz, after which he be...
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Oral History of Dore Coller - Oral History
In this oral history, musician and songwriter Dore Coller recounts a life that brought him from the Hudson River Valley, where he grew up, to Mill Valley, where he found his home. Hailing from a musical and theatrical family with Eastern European-Jewish roots, Dore describes the centrality of music in his life as he was growing up. As a teenager in 1969, he came out to California for the first time on a spring break trip with his cousin's family ...
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Oral History of Ernie Bergman - Oral History
In this oral history, Vietnam veteran Ernie Bergman discusses his life in Mill Valley and his experience serving in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Ernie was born in San Francisco in 1948, and his family moved to Mill Valley one year later. His father was a sea captain from Sweden, and his mother was a registered nurse from Iowa. Ernie discusses fond memories of growing up in Mill Valley, including his time as a student at Tamalpais High Sc...
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Oral History of Frank and Frances Dittle - Oral History
In this oral history, longtime Mill Valley residents Frank and Frances Dittle discuss their lives in Mill Valley, including raising five sons together. Frank was drafted in April of 1941 and served four years in the Aleutian Islands. Before and after the draft Frank worked for General Time Corporation in San Francisco, spending 40 years total with the company. In this oral history, Frank and Frances touch upon the great Mill Valley fire of 1929, ...
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Oral History of Jacquie Phelan - Oral History
In this oral history, road racer and mountain bike pioneer Jacquie Phelan recounts her life on two wheels. Born in San Francisco in 1955, Jacquie grew up in Rhode Island, Kansas, and finally Los Angeles, where she first developed her love of bicycles and her loathing of cars. Jacquie attended college at Middlebury in Vermont, and then moved to the Bay Area in the late 1970s, settling in San Francisco. She recounts her introduction to the Marin Co...
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Oral History of Janet Upham - Oral History
Janet Upham was born in San Francisco in 1927. Her father was Elmer Michael Shapiro, a Russian immigrant who came to San Francisco in 1893. Her mother was Ethel Margare Willis, a native San Franciscan whose mother came from Ireland. Janet's parents met on a blind date at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. Janet's grandfather owned properties in Mill Valley near the Blithedale Hotel, where the young family settled. They eventually moved to a h...
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Oral History of Jesse Barish - Oral History
In this oral history, musician and songwriter Jesse Barish recounts his life in music and describes Mill Valley during the 1970s. Born in 1945, Jesse grew up in Brooklyn, the Catskill Mountains, and Miami. After graduating from high school in 1963, Jesse moved out to California, originally touching down in Los Angeles before moving up to San Francisco and settling in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. Jesse moved over to Marin in the 1970s, and he ...
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Oral History of Katherine Kirkland - Oral History
In this oral history interview, longtime Tennessee Valley resident Katherine Kirkland recounts tales an active life as part of a close-knit community. Kathy spent her childhood on her grandfather's dairy farm in Tennessee Valley, part of the community of Portuguese families that worked the land both in the valley and beyond. With a practical mindset, she relays some of the challenges of farming, from the rationing days of World War II to the high...
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Oral History of Margaret "Kett" Zegart - Oral History
In this oral history, longtime Mill Valley resident, artist, and retired teacher Margaret "Kett" Zegart recounts the story of her life. Born in Michigan, Margaret grew up in East Lansing in a family with Scandinavian roots. She attended Cranbrook Academy of Art and Michigan State University. After college, she moved to New York City, where she worked for magazines and made art. Margaret recounts living as a young artist in New York City and the p...
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Oral History of Rita Abrams - Oral History
Musician and teacher Rita Abrams was born in 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Michigan and did graduate work in Special Education at Boston University. In 1969, seeking a change of climate and scenery, Rita left the East Coast for the Bay Area and found a job as a kindergarten teacher at Mill Valley's Strawberry Point School. Inspired by her newfound home, Rita describes how she sat on a bench in the downtown plaza on...
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Oral History of Russ Kiernan - Oral History
Tenacious and fearless runner, Dipsea Race winner, and teacher Paul Russell ("Russ") Kiernan was born in Oakland on January 8th, 1938. Russ attended several San Francisco schools as a child, and pursued his higher education at San Francisco City College and San Francisco State University. Immediately following graduation, he began work as an elementary school teacher, ultimately spending most of his career at Francis Scott Key Elementary School i...
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Panorama of Nob Hill - Postcards
Postcard showsw colorized photo of Nob Hill. Note on front says "Monday night and all is well. Not run in yet." There is glitter on the buildings, along the edge of the building's roof. On Back, handwritten: Mrs D.J. Reese
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Rocky Summit of Mt. Tamalpais - Postcards
Aerial View of Mill Valley and San Francisco, in the distance
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of the view of the San Francisco-Bay Bridge as seen from the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais.
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San Francisco's Chinatown At Night - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of Chinatown, with trolly comig down the hill. On Back, typed: Dear Ms. Percy: Thanks for the address of Dorothy Hood, I'm changing the ackowledgements to recognize her as a former librarian, and also the MV Public Library itself. I hope you can find something regarding the accident on the railroad "In the canyon". If necessary, I can search that month's newspaper at the County LOibrary or the Bancroft. We appreciate y...
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San Francisco Waterfront - Postcards
Postcard shows photo of San Francisco Waterfront, as seen from a ferry boat. THe pier and ferry building are visable, as is Coit Tower
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The "Garden of Allah" at the Ralston L. White Retreat, 1950 - Print, Photographic
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The Peninsula of San Francisco - Postcards
Postcard shows peninsula of Sn Francisco, jutting out into the Bay, as viewed from the heights of Mt. Tamalpais.
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