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Opening ceremony of San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in 1936, San Francisco, California.
View of The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge (San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA, United States) over San Francisco Bay at the Pacific Ocean. Ceremonies where the bridge was opened to general traffic after completion of construction in 1936. California Governor, Frank Finley Merriam, uses a blowtorch to cut a chain, officially opening the bridge to vehicle traffic. Cars are seen massed, ready to commence the crossing. Cars pass through lane dividers and drive on the bridge. View of the towers and suspension cables from a car passing underneath. Buildings seen from the bridge. Traffic on the bridge. (From a 1961 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.)
Tennis queen Helen Wills tries her hand at painting in San Francisco.
Tennis queen Helen Wills Moody starts as an artist in oils, San Francisco. Helen Wills Moody makes an oil painting. She creates pictures of flowers and still-life that indicates a fine appreciation of art. Helen Wills Moody with her pet dog.
Workmen place the last girder in place and complete the span of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
Workmen work on Golden Gate span, San Francisco. Safety nets being used during construction work. Workmen place the last girder in place and complete the Golden Gate span.