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The Sands Matchbook
The Sands Matchbook
The Sands Matchbook

The Sands Matchbook

Manufacturer / Maker
Dateca. 1960
Mediumink on card
Dimensions4 × 1 1/2 in. (10.2 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPC2023.10.68
DescriptionWhite background with turquoise text and pattern. The lower section contains "The Sands" with a list of amenities and an image of plants and goatheads in front of mountains and the location of the hotel. In the middle fold is the AAA logo and a heraldic banner for "Master Hosts." On the top part is the name of the establishment in the same curved font with a designed slogan above. The reverse contains four locations of alternative inns with the same company. The Sands was located at 5000 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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