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SEVENTEEN MILE DRIVE on the Monterey Peninsula is one of the most unusual scenic coastlines in California. In contrast to Midway Point, pictured here, are ever-changing vistas of sand dunes, forest and the unique charm of residential Carmel.
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Seventeen Mile Drive, California
SEVENTEEN MILE DRIVE on the Monterey Peninsula is one of the most unusual scenic coastlines in California. In contrast to Midway Point, pictured here, are ever-changing vistas of sand dunes, forest and the unique charm of residential Carmel.
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 Number2015.11327
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)