Armijo Building

Date1911

Mediumcardstock, ink

Dimensions3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.7 × 13.8 cm)

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker

Object numberPA2014.007.036

DescriptionA color postcard of the Armijo Building at Second Street and Railroad Avenue in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The three-story stone building is red, with white awnings on the ground floor stretching over the sidewalk. There is a sign on the roof that reads "Hotel". Pedestrians can be seen crossing the dirt streets and walking along the paved sidewalk. A horse and buggy and a wagon are parked near the entrance to the building. On the ground floor is a sign over an entrance that reads "Bank Commerce". A note on the back reads "1/13/11 Have jumped our room rent again. Am still working on some job out of here. Thero. is 6 below zero. Write soon. F.S.S. 609 W. Lead St."

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