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LAKE MERRITT


These 160 acres of salt water form a "Y" reaching into the heart of Oakland, California. Encircling the lake are a hiking patch, a park strip and a high speed boulevard. At the upper part of the "Y" is a 53-acre Lakeside Park.
American
1940's

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 Number2015.11756
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. C-10 WESCO COLOR CARD
REPRODUCED from NATURAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS
From an original Kodachrome by Mike Roberts.
LET'S GO! U.S.A. - KEEP 'EM FLYING!
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)