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SKAGIT RIVER east of Bellingham, Washington, is an outpost of the West. Flowing through virtually virgin forests, its headwaters extend to the rugged slopes of Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan and the Cascade summits.
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Skagit River, Washington
SKAGIT RIVER east of Bellingham, Washington, is an outpost of the West. Flowing through virtually virgin forests, its headwaters extend to the rugged slopes of Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan and the Cascade summits.
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 Number2015.10943
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. SEE THE OLD WEST THIS YEAR WITH 76 GASOLINE
No.168 in UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
COPYRIGHT 1941 UNION OIL CO. OF CALIF. MADE IN U.S.A.
No.168 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)