McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 320a

Title: McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 320a
Description: No caption. Obverse of a souvenir ticket for the "Official Pedestrian Day" on May 27, 1937, held as part of the Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta celebrating the opening of the now-iconic bridge. The celebrations occupied an entire week, kicked off by Pedestrian Day, when more 200,000 people were allowed to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge on foot or on roller skates, the day before the bridge opened for vehicular traffic.
Contributor: Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage: Not Applicable
Date: 5/27/1937
Format: JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier: 96-07-08-alb11-320a
Language: English
Publisher: California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Source: Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject: Souvenir Ticket, Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta, Pedestrian Day
Type: Still Image