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CASA DE ADOBE, located on North Figueroa, Los Angeles, is a replica of a Spanish Colonial Hacienda of 1800. The Adobe, built around the patio, includes a number of rooms furnished with historical relics, including Father Serra's chair.
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Casa de Adobe, Los Angeles, California
CASA DE ADOBE, located on North Figueroa, Los Angeles, is a replica of a Spanish Colonial Hacienda of 1800. The Adobe, built around the patio, includes a number of rooms furnished with historical relics, including Father Serra's chair.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1940
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 Number2015.10799
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. SEE THE WEST WITH 76 GASOLINE
1890 - 1940 OUR 50TH YEAR OF SERVICE
No.26 in UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
© 1940 UNION OIL CO. OF CALIF. MADE IN U.S.A.
1890 - 1940 OUR 50TH YEAR OF SERVICE
No.26 in UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
© 1940 UNION OIL CO. 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)