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Bay Bridge Completed Original 1936 San Francisco Chronicle Newspapers with Photos.
Original Authentic from November 1936.
1) SF Chronicle November 12, 1936; 16 Pages.
“6:00AM Bridge Extra. Today—Mightiest Span Opens! At Last the Dream Comes True”
-Quarter of a Million Here for the Show.
-Oakland’s Hour of Triumph.
Vintage Ads: Hotel St Francis, TWA, Rainier Brewing Company, Laurel & Hardy,
Discoloring.
Small rips/creases on fragile edges.
Rips on folded seam and spine.
Extra wear on folded seam and spine.
2) SF Chronicle November 12, 1936
Not sure if this is an inside section or later edition on the 1st paper.
“Here’s to the Day . . . We’ve Bridged The Bay”
-Story of the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge.
-Life Dream Realized by Charles Henry Purcell-Man Who Did It.
-Hoover-Young Commission Tackles Bridge Hob, Starts Things Humming.
-A Dream Fulfilled. Forward Together.
-San Francisco’s Isolation Ended Forever. Metropolitan Area Welded Into Mighty Unit.
-Man Who Did It. Purcell’s Life Dream Realized.
Discoloring.
Small rips/creases on fragile edges.
Rips on spine.
Extra wear on folded seam and spine.
3) SF Chronicle Rotogravure Picture Section November 12, 1937; 16 Pages.
Amazing Photos of the Newly Completed Bay Bridge.
-Beautiful San Mateo County. Direct Boulevard from the Bridge
-The Worlds Two Greatest Bridges.
-Golden Gate Park.
Great Condition. Small rip on edge.
Papers Come shipped in between cardboard in a bubble padded mailer.
“Do Not Bend” written on outside for added protection.
