The Alvarado Hotel Matchbook

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Diamond Match Co. NYC (New York City, New York)

AssociationAssociated with Alvarado Hotel, Fred Harvey Co. (1879 - 1970)

Dateca. 1955

Mediumink on card

Dimensions4 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (11.4 × 3.8 cm)

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker

Object numberPC2023.10.91

DescriptionRed background with black, green and white writing and imagery. The lower part contains manufacturer information and a circular design of Fred Harvey hotels and bannered edges in green and red with feathered edges. The top part, flipped, contains "Fred Harvey" in black, and the title "Alvarado Hotel Albuquerque" in block lettering in an archaic font style with matchbook safety infomation above this black and white section. The reverse is yellow with maroon text containing slogans and amenities with the Fred Harvey link highlighted.

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