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Aerial Photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge

  • 1953

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Description

This 1953 aerial photograph shows the Golden Gate Bridge, linking San Francisco and Marin County, California. When this photograph was taken, the bridge had been open for 16 years, and at 4,200 feet, had a longer main suspension span than any other bridge in the world.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Farm Service Agency.

National Archives Identifier: 596318

Full Citation: RG 145: Can ON 036503, DRH-4K-135; Aerial Photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge; 1953; Aerial Photographs of the United States, 1934–1994; Records of the Farm Service Agency, Record Group 145; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/aerial-photograph-golden-gate-bridge/, April 4, 2026]

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