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Black Sands of Kalapana Beach, Hawaii


BLACK SANDS OF KALAPANA BEACH, 35 miles south of Hilo. About half the Island of Hawaii is covered with lava and where it reached the shore the sea has churned it into powdery jet black sand.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1955

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 Number2015.11673
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. ROYAL 76 GASOLINE TOUR HAWAII WITH UNION
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A. [black ink on back]
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)