B-24 BOMBER ABOVE THE CLOUDS - The Consolidated B-24 has been officially christened "Liberator." This is one of the heavy bombers now in active duty. – Works

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B-24 BOMBER ABOVE THE CLOUDS - The Consolidated B-24 has been officially christened "Liberator." This is one of the heavy bombers now in active duty.

Publisher: E. C. Kropp Co. (American, 1898–1956)

American

1940–1945

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph on linen textured 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 Number2015.13034

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: 033
Back: divided. Mint.
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT CORP. - NATURAL COLOR POST CARD MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. - (BBY)

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)