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HENRY E. HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, located on a 200-acre estate in San Marino, California, is surrounded by 50 acres of unusual gardens and rare plants and trees. 150,000 items in its rare book vault and a million manuscripts and letters are available to research workers. Selected manuscripts and rare books are on public display. Famous paintings, including the Blue Boy, hang in the adjacent art gallery.
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Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California
HENRY E. HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, located on a 200-acre estate in San Marino, California, is surrounded by 50 acres of unusual gardens and rare plants and trees. 150,000 items in its rare book vault and a million manuscripts and letters are available to research workers. Selected manuscripts and rare books are on public display. Famous paintings, including the Blue Boy, hang in the adjacent art gallery.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1955
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 Number2015.11515
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. ROYAL 76 GASOLINE TOUR THE WEST WITH UNION
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A. [black ink on back]
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A. [black ink on back]
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)