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"LIBERATOR EXPRESS" (C-87). Transport version of Liberator bomber. Carries a cargo of more than six tons, range over 3000 miles, top speed over 300 m.p.h. CONSOLIDATED VULTEE AIRCRAFT CORP., San Diego Division, San Diego, Calif.
Photographer: W. J. Gray (Los Angeles, California)
American
about 1940
Medium/Technique
Real photograph 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 Number2015.13019
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: CONSOLIDATED VULTEE AIRCRAFT CORP., San Diego Division, San Diego, Calif.
Back: divided. Mint.
Back: divided. Mint.
Signed
W. J. GRAY / L.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)