Golden Gate Bridge

From its vantage point overlooking the spectacular Golden Gate, Fort Point protected San Francisco harbor from Confederate and foreign attack during and after the U.S. Civil War.

1880's Projectile Found near Hawk Hill is the kind fired from Fort Point in the 1880's. The Headlands was commonly used for target practice by the Army when Fort Point was active.

Munitions Experts from Travis Air Force Base preparing UXO for detonation. This 1880's projectile (UXO) was found near Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is the type th More

02916.jpg Replacing original Golden Gate bridge; Photographer unknown; 1901

Golden Gate Bridge widening completed; Photographer unknown; 1901 Public domain photograph of a viaduct, bridge, arch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This film, photographed from the front of a moving steam engine, shows the scenic portion of the Ferries and Cliff House Railroad route along the bluffs and cliffs of Lands End (at the northwest corner of San F More

View of the San Francisco Bay before Golden Gate Bridge was built with sun shining through clouds on water. H19137 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by R.J. Water & Co. No. 302.

View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Crissy Field

All the people who came the to 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge can be seen and they seem to be enjoying themselves

USPP San Francisco Field Officers in the foreground of the Golden Gate Bridge

Photo of the Golden Gate Bridge under construction

Soldiers by a gun with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, date unknown

A view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach

Soldiers at Fort Point with the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

Golden Gate Bridge from the Presidio

Golden Gate Bridge view from Crissy Field in sunset time

This is one of the dancers celebrating the Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary.

Golden Gate Bridge Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Presidio

Fort Point and the Golden Gate Bridge, date unknown.

Battery Kirby and the Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Baker, spring 1991.

Everyone came out to celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge 75th anniversary and enjoy the sun.

Golden Gate Bridge view from Crissy Field Marsh in the golden hour. A bird is standing in a Marsh.

Golden Gate Bridge view from the Crissy Field during the golden hour

Golden Gate Bridge view from Fort Baker

Ingår i album med fotografier från Älvsnabbens långresa 1966-1967. Hon avlöpte 10/11 1966 från Karlskrona och åkte via Suezkanalen mot Australien, USA:s västkust, genom Panamakanalen via Dublin hem till Marstra More

SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 11, 2011) Sailors take photos on the flight deck as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) passes under the Golden Gate Bridge while departing San Francisco. Carl Vinson More

San Francisco (Nov. 11, 2005) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) man the rails as the ship prepares to cross under the Golden Gate Bridge prior to a port call in San F More

News articles in the April 24, 1929, edition of the San Francisco Examiner. Photo taken on October 29, 2018.

Fort Point with arch of Golden Gate Bridge and canon out front, c. 1930s.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage California postcard.

Unfinished Golden Gate Bridge, c. 1930s.

View of Golden Gate Bridge construction. The caption on the picture states, "Derricks were used to pull the wire over to the San Francisco side."

Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard - Picryl description

Fort Scott West Point Academy cadets in formation with Golden Gate Bridge in background, c. 1930s.

Fort Scott West Point cadets in formation with Golden Gate Bridge in background, 1930s

An aerial view of the Golden Gate and the bridge construction, 1933

This photo shows the Golden Gate Bridge under construction. Notice how Fort Point has been surrounded by the construction project. All of the lighthouse keepers' residences were ultimately demolished to make wa More

Photograph shows construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Copyright by Associated Oil Company. On verso: Chas. M. Hiller, photographer, San Francisco.

Aerial view with bridge under construction. J15246 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Associated Oil Company.

J15249 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Associated Oil Company. Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J14774 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Early construction of the Golden Gate Bridge over Fort Point, c1930-1935.

Contractor laying cable across the Golden Gate Bridge for the new direct dial telephone system for the Presidio. Photograph taken by: Don Sheehan.

Navy Aerial of San Francisco, California (waterfront - China Basin) Note the beginings of the Golden Gate Bridge in the upper right and the Bay Bridge construction in the middle right of the image.

Navy Aerial of San Francisco, California; looking west across South Beach - China Basin to Golden Gate Park, includes Richmond District, Sea Cliff, Presidio, Marina, Fisherman's Wharf, and Telegraph Hill. - No More

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Moving rock on the Golden Gate Bridge, Yellowstone National Park; Photographer unknown; 1933

Moving rock on the Golden Gate Bridge, Yellowstone National Park; Photographer unknown; May 1933

Widening of the Golden Gate Bridge, Yellowstone National Park; Photographer unknown; 1933

Widening of Golden Gate bridge in Yellowstone National Park; Photographer unknown; Spring 1933

This photo, taken around 1933, shows the early construction phase of the Golden Gate Bridge. Notice that the southeast area of Fort Point was used as a staging area for construction materials.

J22263 U.S. Copyright Office. No copyright renewal. Copyright by P.M. Bruner, San Francisco.

Men in uniforms pointing to unfinished Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Scott, c. 1930s.

Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab

Exterior picture of Fort Point with the Golden Gate Bridge, 19 February 1947. Notice the light keeper's house is still intact.

“View of San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge from the Presidio of San Francisco. 30 March 1951.”

Rock slide damage at Golden Gate Bridge near Mammoth

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More

Nixon standing on boat with politicians—“Maillard, Morton, Bob Dole (?), Pete Wilson, Pat Nixon” – in front of Golden Gate Bridge, 1972. The visit was to publicize the GOGA bill before Congress.

View of Battery Kirby at fort Baker looking East toward the Golden Gate Bridge, April 1, 1973.

CV-990 (NASA-712) Galileo II aircraft in flight over the San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. A digital navigation, guidance and autopilot system tested on Galileo 1 and Galileo II in 1975 looked at the feasibil More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Release More

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is one of the largest urban national parks in the world. The total park area is 75,398 acres of land and water. Approximately 28 miles of coastline lie within it More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is one of the largest urban national parks in the world. The total park area is 75,398 acres of land and water. Approximately 28 miles of coastline lie within it More

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is one of the largest urban national parks in the world. The total park area is 75,398 acres of land and water. Approximately 28 miles of coastline lie within it More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is one of the largest urban national parks in the world. The total park area is 75,398 acres of land and water. Approximately 28 miles of coastline lie within it More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Date provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photog More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is one of the largest urban national parks in the world. The total park area is 75,398 acres of land and water. Approximately 28 miles of coastline lie within it More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is one of the largest urban national parks in the world. The total park area is 75,398 acres of land and water. Approximately 28 miles of coastline lie within it More

Looking down the coastline towards the Golden Gate Bridge, 1980.

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is one of the largest urban national parks in the world. The total park area is 75,398 acres of land and water. Approximately 28 miles of coastline lie within it More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is one of the largest urban national parks in the world. The total park area is 75,398 acres of land and water. Approximately 28 miles of coastline lie within it More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More