Steinhart Aquarium Golden Gate Park San Francisco CA Postcard 1920s
$ 5.28
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Steinhart Aquarium Golden Gate Park San Francisco CA Postcard 1920s. The card beautifully captures the grand Neoclassical facade of the aquarium, a prominent landmark founded in 1923 by Ignatz Steinhart. Thank you for visiting! This item is in stock and usually ships within 1 business day of your purchase. It will be shipped via ebay Standard Envelope which provides tracking information when it passes through the sorting machines for First Class mail. USPS workers have no way of scanning the barcode on the label. When it marks it as "out for delivery or delivered" it means it has arrived at your local sorting center, not your home address. Depending on your local postal route, it may take several days yet to arrive at your home. Also, consider possible weather delays in the actual time the service takes. Feel free to write if you have any questions. Discover a vintage glimpse of San Francisco with this captivating postcard featuring the historic Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park. The card beautifully captures the grand Neoclassical facade of the aquarium, a prominent landmark founded in 1923 by Ignatz Steinhart. The detailed black and white imagery showcases the stately columns and steps leading to the entrance, bustling with visitors from an earlier era, offering a fascinating window into the past architecture and public life of this iconic California institution. This collectible piece, published by J. C. Bardell of San Francisco, highlights the aquarium's significance as an early attraction housing a diverse collection of marine life from American streams and Pacific waters. The reverse side includes a concise historical description of the aquarium and its founding, adding to its historical value. This postcard is a wonderful find for collectors of San Francisco memorabilia, Golden Gate Park history, or vintage aquarium ephemera, representing a key period in the city's development and its cultural institutions.
