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Saguaro National Monument


SAGUARO (pronounced Sah-Wah-ro) National Monument, Ariz. This spectacular Saguaro cactus, the creamy white blossom of which is the state flower, may be found about 15 miles east of Tucson. The plant attains a height of 50 feet and is said to live about 200 years.
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 Number2015.10692
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. SEE THE WEST WITH 76 GASOLINE
No.2 in 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)