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COLUMBIA RIVER, boundary between the states of Oregon and Washington, has carved through the heart of the Cascade Mountains one of the world's most beautiful gorges. Famous Columbia River Highway on the south shore passes a dozen lovely waterfalls including the 620-foot high Multnomah Falls.
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Columbia River, Oregon - Washington
COLUMBIA RIVER, boundary between the states of Oregon and Washington, has carved through the heart of the Cascade Mountains one of the world's most beautiful gorges. Famous Columbia River Highway on the south shore passes a dozen lovely waterfalls including the 620-foot high Multnomah Falls.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1947
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 Number2015.10951
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
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. 47-A-6
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A. 47-A-6
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)