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- John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
Sand Dunes of the American Sahara, 1926
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PC-001-307
Algodones Sand Dunes, on US Highway 80, 1926
1926
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C. T. American Art Colored, Chicago, Illinois
The Sand Hills or Algodones Sand Dunes were known also as "The American Sahara." United States Highway 80, the first paved road across them, was built around 1926 and eventually supplanted by Interstate 8. The number on the bottom right is 112856, which, according to the guide maintained by the Curt Teich Postcard Archives, translates to 1926. The publisher's number in the lower left margin is 405.
American Sahara; US Highway 80; Sand Hills; Algodones Dunes; Sand dunes; Curt Teich
California - Algodones Dunes
- John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
MS-0008
Harry Herz, Phoenix, Arizona
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3.5 inches X 5.5 inches
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PC-001-305; PC-001-308; PC-001-312; PC-001-339; PC-001-340
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TIFF
21.88 MB
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