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Lake Washington Bridge, Seattle, Washington


LAKE WASHINGTON BRIDGE, Seattle, is a tribute to the ingenuity of American engineers. Except for entrances the bridge is full-floating, being supported by pontoons. A section can be moved to accomodate navigation.
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 Number2015.10948
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. 47-A-2
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)