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KINGS CANYON on the south fork of Kings River which parallels State Highway 180 for 25 or 30 miles, is glimpsed here just a few miles outside the boundary of Kings Canyon National park - mountain wilderness of more than two dozen peaks over 13,000 feet, 200 lakes and 500 miles of streams.
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Kings Canyon, California
KINGS CANYON on the south fork of Kings River which parallels State Highway 180 for 25 or 30 miles, is glimpsed here just a few miles outside the boundary of Kings Canyon National park - mountain wilderness of more than two dozen peaks over 13,000 feet, 200 lakes and 500 miles of streams.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1947
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 Number2015.11025
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-M-25
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A. 47-M-25
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)