Rodeo Court

Date1941

Mediumcardstock, ink

Dimensions3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.8 × 13.8 cm)

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker

Object numberPA2014.007.059

DescriptionA sepia-toned postcard of Rodeo Court at 7118 East Central Avenue in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The single story motor lodge is in a pueblo style. There is a main building in the center of the property that advertises cottages, frigidaire, weely & monthly rates. There are stone facades on the lower corners of the office building. There are cars parked in the covered parking area attached to the cottages and a drawing of a person on a bucking bronco on the front side of the cottage building. A smaller photograph is in the upper right of the postcard. It features a courtyard with a vine covered windmill and a small building. There are small and medium-sized trees and lawn chairs in the courtyard. Handwritten on the back reads, "Bert & Honey, Wanted to write you sooner, bu thave been going so much. I was sick for about a week after I got here - it must have ___ let down - hope everything is OK, will see you when I get home."

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