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"Papa Smurf" playing pool
"Papa Smurf" playing pool
"Papa Smurf" playing pool

"Papa Smurf" playing pool

Dateca. 1985
MediumChromogenic color print
Dimensions3 7/16 × 4 7/8 in. (8.8 × 12.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Tommy Garcia
Object numberPA2019.027.044
DescriptionA man called "Papa Smurf" stands at the end of a pool table at Casa Grande Bar at 2525 Central Avenue Northwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He holds the racker for the game in his right hand and a cue stick in his left. There are pool balls scattered around the table and another player is setting up a shot to the right of the frame. An upholstered bar with a duct taped top is in the background. Bar patrons are standing and sitting around the room in the background.
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