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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA HOUSE, left, is the nation's only municipal opera house. Built in 1932, it was the scene of the first United Nations meeting in May 1945. The opera house seats 3000 and has all modern facilities, including a basement with emergency hospital and buffet.
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San Francisco Opera House, California
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA HOUSE, left, is the nation's only municipal opera house. Built in 1932, it was the scene of the first United Nations meeting in May 1945. The opera house seats 3000 and has all modern facilities, including a basement with emergency hospital and buffet.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1948
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 Number2015.11188
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.
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
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)