Golden Gate Bridge
Pedestrian day. Pedestrians awaiting opening at barricade near toll plaza
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Golden Gate Bridge
Opening Day of Golden Gate Bridge. Elevated view of log cutting contest, 3 woodsmen cut 34 inch redwood logs symbolizing end of barrier to Redwood Empire. Contestants were Paul Searles, Longview, Wash., winner of Pacific Logging Congress title; Myron Higbee, Kellogg, Idaho, champion.
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Opening Day. Mayor Angelo Rossi cutting a silver chain with acetylene welding torch, Timothy Reardon (President, Board of Public Works) wearing an overcoat, stands at the Mayor's left.
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Pedestrian Day. Pedestrians running onto bridge deck
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Tree planting near Golden Gate Bridge
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Group of young women (a school class?) watching an army officer and an enlisted man laying out a garden area. Fort Winfield Scott barracks in background.
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Tree planting near Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta
Fiesta girl and rock driller in front of stage on Crissy Field
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Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta
Rock drillers in front of stage on Crissy Field
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View from Toll Plaza. Visitors watching Army planes flying over the bridge.
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Crissy Field. View west past Coast Guard Station towards the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Toll Plaza; looking north towards Golden Gate Bridge. Marin Headlands in distance. Only one vehicle on Bridge.
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Prior to opening, Doyle Drive in foreground
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Prior to opening, San Francisco side railing and light fixtures
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Prior to opening, people viewing bridge from Doyle Drive. Taken from Lincoln Blvd in Presidio
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Toll booth under construction; looking southeast to Presidio. Gun pit stairs for Battery Lancaster in foreground.
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Doyle Drive
Under construction; looking east with city in background
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View north from Fort Winfield Scott fortifications of Golden Gate Bridge under construction; nearing completion. Battery Boutelle in foreground. Battery Marcus Miller in middle distance. Bridge administration area and toll plaza at right center.
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Under construction; equipment and materials on deck
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Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta
Aerial view of festivities at east end of old Crissy Field landing strip
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