So-Called Dollar Discussions
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 1936
Quote from Pioneer on June 26, 2011, 9:34 pmI'm not 100% sure why this medal is singled out in this forum, and I do not currently own one. One thing I do have that (I think) is historically interesting is a signed US Commemerative of the Bay Bridge -- signed by Jacques Schnier (1898-1988), the famous Berkley art professor who designed the commem. Some on-line info states: "His public commissions embraced extremes of scale, from the design and execution in 1936 of the commemorative half-dollar for the opening of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, to monumental statues and bas-reliefs for the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939-40" I wonder if he knew anything about HK-476/7 ? Another interest question is what will happen when the new bay bridge (currently being built) opens... and the old one is torn down?
I'm not 100% sure why this medal is singled out in this forum, and I do not currently own one. One thing I do have that (I think) is historically interesting is a signed US Commemerative of the Bay Bridge -- signed by Jacques Schnier (1898-1988), the famous Berkley art professor who designed the commem. Some on-line info states: "His public commissions embraced extremes of scale, from the design and execution in 1936 of the commemorative half-dollar for the opening of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, to monumental statues and bas-reliefs for the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939-40" I wonder if he knew anything about HK-476/7 ? Another interest question is what will happen when the new bay bridge (currently being built) opens... and the old one is torn down?
Quote from bill on June 28, 2011, 10:23 pmThat's a neat item. I've not seen one before.
That's a neat item. I've not seen one before.