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DRY FALLS near Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, where the Columbia was once 3 miles wide and plunged over 400 foot cliffs. The Columbia once flowed through Grand Coulee (Indian for Big Ditch) and was diverted by glacial action.
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Dry Falls, Washington
DRY FALLS near Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, where the Columbia was once 3 miles wide and plunged over 400 foot cliffs. The Columbia once flowed through Grand Coulee (Indian for Big Ditch) and was diverted by glacial action.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1941
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 Number2015.10925
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. SEE THE OLD WEST THIS YEAR WITH 76 GASOLINE
No.150 in UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
COPYRIGHT 1941 UNION OIL CO. OF CALIF. MADE IN U.S.A.
No.150 in UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
COPYRIGHT 1941 UNION OIL CO. OF CALIF. 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)