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Beaver Tail Cactus


BEAVER TAIL CACTUS, like this one, and the many other colorful cacti that bloom in desert areas of the Southwest are always beautiful and interesting in their natural environment.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1948

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 Number2015.11063
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. TOUR THE WEST THIS YEAR WITH 76 UNION GASOLINE
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.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)