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WUPATKI RUIN, 30 miles north of Flagstaff, is a study in red sandstone. Remnant of early Hopi Indian civilization, its great stone Kiva (ceremonial chamber) and 100 rooms indicate a once thriving community in the heart of Arizona's Pueblo Indian country.
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Wupatki Ruin, Arizona
WUPATKI RUIN, 30 miles north of Flagstaff, is a study in red sandstone. Remnant of early Hopi Indian civilization, its great stone Kiva (ceremonial chamber) and 100 rooms indicate a once thriving community in the heart of Arizona's Pueblo Indian country.
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 Number2015.11236
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)