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THIS multi-colored jewel gleaming in the night is Treasure Island - Golden Gate International Exposition - in San Francisco. A $50,000,000 display of the scope of the Pacific Empire, the Exposition is daily attracting thousands of tourists.
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Treasure Island - Golden Gate International Exposition.
THIS multi-colored jewel gleaming in the night is Treasure Island - Golden Gate International Exposition - in San Francisco. A $50,000,000 display of the scope of the Pacific Empire, the Exposition is daily attracting thousands of tourists.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1939
Medium/Technique
Photochrome on card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.10689
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. SEE THE WEST WITH 76 GASOLINE
One of UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Photographic Scenes of the West.
© 1939 Union Oil Compnay of Calif. Made in U.S.A.
One of UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Photographic Scenes of the West.
© 1939 Union Oil Compnay of Calif. Made in U.S.A.
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)