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PICACHO PEAK, scene of the only battle of the Civil War fought in Arizona territory, may be seen from Highway 84 just 40 miles northwest of Tucson. The prominent desert plant is Saguaro, the bloom of which is the state flower of Arizona.
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Picacho Peak, Arizona
PICACHO PEAK, scene of the only battle of the Civil War fought in Arizona territory, may be seen from Highway 84 just 40 miles northwest of Tucson. The prominent desert plant is Saguaro, the bloom of which is the state flower of Arizona.
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 Number2015.10812
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.3 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.3 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)