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South End Bar Matchbook
South End Bar Matchbook
South End Bar Matchbook

South End Bar Matchbook

Dateca. 1940s
Mediumcardboard
Dimensions2 × 1 1/2 in. (5.1 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsTools & Equipment for Communication
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPC2019.26.39
DescriptionA matchbook with matches. On the front there is an illustration of a blonde pin-up girl sitting sideways on a black pillow. She is wearing a light pink strapless bodysuit with black trim and has a pink rose on a black ribbon tied around her neck. In the top left corner are the words: "SITTIN'/PRETTY." Along the fold it says, "phone/for/ICED BEER/free delivery." On the reverse side is the following information: "SOUTH END BAR/Genman Candelania, Prop./Dancing on Saturdays/GOOD MUSIC/1923 SO. Williams/Albuquerque, N. Mex./Phone 233-46." Below the strike are the words: "SUPERIOR MATCH CO., CHICAGO, U.S.A."
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