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SUTTER'S FORT, Sacramento, California, was founded in 1839 by Captain John A. Sutter as a protection against the Indians. It became the western terminus of overland wagon trains and one of the richest and largest trading posts in the West. After discovery of gold it became the seething center of the great gold rush - more than 42,000 miners passing through its gates in 1850. The reconstructed Fort with 22 rooms of exhibits is open to the public 10 to 4 daily.
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Sutter's Fort, Sacramento, California
SUTTER'S FORT, Sacramento, California, was founded in 1839 by Captain John A. Sutter as a protection against the Indians. It became the western terminus of overland wagon trains and one of the richest and largest trading posts in the West. After discovery of gold it became the seething center of the great gold rush - more than 42,000 miners passing through its gates in 1850. The reconstructed Fort with 22 rooms of exhibits is open to the public 10 to 4 daily.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1955
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 Number2015.11650
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. ROYAL 76 GASOLINE TOUR THE WEST WITH UNION
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A. [black ink on back]
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A. [black ink on back]
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)