Desert Inn

Dateca. 1970

Mediumcardstock, ink

Dimensions3 1/2 × 8 1/8 in. (8.9 × 20.7 cm)

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker

Object numberPA2014.007.171

DescriptionDesert Inn at 918 Central Avenue Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The two image postcard shows an exterior view of the motel sign and building on the left side and a view of swimmers at the outdoor swimming pool on the right. The sign is yellow with black lettering that reads "Desert Inn", below that sign is a second sign with a blue background and white letters outlined in red neon that reads "Dining Room". A marquee is on the bottom of the sign that reads, "For the lift of your life ride our tramway". The inn is a two-story U-shaped building with with white lattice-work along the balconies and breezeways. The outdoor swimming pool is kidney-shaped with a stone pool deck. Women in bikini swimsuits sit around the pool and a man stands in the water.

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