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Island Boy


Photographed on picturesque Kona Coast on the Island of Hawaii. This native Island boy, Timothy Kialoa Makuakane, is typical of the people of this area who glean their living from the soil and sea.
American
1940's

Medium/Technique Photochrome on card stock.
Dimensions Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.11794
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. C-41 WESCO COLOR CARD
REPRODUCED from NATURAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS
Reproduced by Spectratone from a 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)