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Vintage 1936 Golden Gate Park Windmill and Famous Boat Gjoa Postcard San Francisco, California
Condition: Used, postmarked 1936. Some light wear on corners and edges from being in a photo album, minor signs of age. Handwritten message and postage on back. No major tears, stains, or creases visible in photos.
Color linen postcard featuring the Dutch windmill and the famous boat \'Gjoa,\' now on permanent exhibition in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.
Front caption: \"Wind Mill and Famous Boat \'Gjoa\' Now On Permanent Exhibition, Golden Gate Park.\"
Printed by Curt Teich & Co., for Tichnor Bros., San Francisco, Calif.
Back features a personal handwritten note dated January 6, 1936, addressed to Wilbur, Oregon. Includes a green one-cent US postage stamp and two San Francisco postmarks, one dated Jan 7, 1936.
Historic subject: The Gjoa was Amundsen’s ship and the first to navigate the Northwest Passage. The windmill depicted was one of the world’s largest at the time, used for pumping water for the park.
Authentic early 20th-century San Francisco memorabilia and collectible travel postcard.
