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The Malahat Drive, Victoria.


The Malahat Drive runs north from Victoria, B.C., following the bays and fjords of the Georgia Strait. Depth of colorings in the waters and the rich verdure make it one of the most beautiful drives on the continent.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of Canada (founded in 1890)
Canadian
1939

Medium/Technique Photochrome on card stock.
Dimensions Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.10678
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. UNION 76
No. 3 in UNION OIL COMPANY OF CANADA'S Color Photographic Scenes of British Columbia.
Copyrighted 1939, Union Oil Co. of Canada. Printed in Canada.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)