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Laying the Pacific Cable near the Cliff House, San Francisco

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Stock #:1091583
Type: Postcard
City: San Francisco
State: California (CA)
County: San Francisco
Publisher: Newman Post Card Co.
Postmark: 1908 Nov-21
Postmark City: San Francisco
Postmark State: CA
Stamp: 1c Franklin
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Series #: V. 101
Recipient Address:Miss Leona Beckham
2518 - 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA
Additional Details:
Depicts the historic event of laying the first trans-Pacific telegraph cable on December 15, 1902, at Ocean Beach near the Cliff House. A large crowd is gathered on the shore and nearby structures to watch the event.

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