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Original 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opening brochure issued by the Hartford Fire Insurance Company and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, San Francisco.
The front cover features a dramatic black-and-white photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge. Opening the brochure reveals a large statistical presentation titled:
“THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA”
The text announces that the bridge would open to pedestrians on May 27, 1937, with vehicle traffic beginning May 28, 1937.
The interior provides extensive contemporary engineering and construction information, including bridge dimensions, cable lengths, quantities of structural steel, concrete and cable wire, approximately 25,000,000 man-hours of employment, and an estimated completed cost of $34,488,930.
The back advertises the Hartford Fire Insurance Company and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Metropolitan Department, 441 California Street, San Francisco, and Central Bank Building, Oakland.
An unusual original piece of Golden Gate Bridge opening-year San Francisco advertising and engineering ephemera, combining a photographic bridge cover with detailed contemporary construction statistics.
Condition:
Original vintage brochure with its expected fold, along with light age-related handling, creasing and edge wear as shown. Printing and bridge image remain attractive. Please review photographs for exact condition.
Shipping:
Will be protected in a sleeve and shipped securely with rigid backing. $6.95 shipping.
