[Officials and spectators in groundbreaking ceremony for construction of Golden Gate Bridge]

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Local identifier: AAD-1326
Title: [Officials and spectators in groundbreaking ceremony for construction of Golden Gate Bridge]
Date: 1933 Feb. 26
Issuance: monographic
Associated Group: Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
Collection: San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection
Type of Resource: still image
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: b&w.
Form: graphic
Use and Reproduction: Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library. www.sfpl.org/permissions.
Note: Folder: S.F. Bridges-Golden Gate-Groundbreaking.
Newscopy: "WHO SAID DEPRESSION? GREATEST BRIDGE STARTED--The dream of a gigantic suspension bridge across the famous Golden Gate moved into the realm of reality Sunday Feb. 26 at San Francisco, when ground was broken for the structure. Left to right: John Reed, superintendent of construction; J.W. Strauss (with gold shovel) bridge engineer; Col. George Filmer, president Golden Gate Bridge District; Mayor Angelo J. Rossi of San Francisco. Thousands of spectators and Presidio cannon roared salute. The bridge will cost $35,000.000. The clear span will be 4200 feet long--longest in the world-- with two side spans each 1125 feet long. There will be a maximum vertical clearance of 236 feet above mean low water."
"ACME Photos."
Negative #3728.
LCSH Subjects: San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Keywords: Ground breaking ceremonies
Bibliographic Number: .b10261588
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12352/islandora:141155