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First Protestant Church, Oregon


FIRST PROTESTANT CHURCH west of the Rockies is an historical feature of Jacksonville, Oregon. Just a few miles west of Medford, the edifice may be reached from Highway 99 via Highway 238 which pierces Oregon's famous fruit raising area.
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 Number2015.10820
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. SEE THE WEST WITH 76 GASOLINE
1890 - 1940 OUR 50TH YEAR OF SERVICE
No.47 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)