La Placita Dining Room

Dateca. 1940

MediumGelatin silver print on cardstock

Dimensions3 1/4 × 5 5/16 in. (8.3 × 13.5 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker

Object numberPA2021.065.143

DescriptionThe picture depicts the inside of the one of the La Placita dining rooms in Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The inside of this particular dining room is made of painted white adobe with various paintings, photographs, and ceramic plates hanging on the walls. The ceiling of the room is made of wood and is supported by a wooden pillar in the center of the room. Five square tables are visible, all with somewhere between five and three chairs at each one. On each table, a salt shaker, a pepper shaker, a small ceramic jar, silver wear, cloth napkins, and glass cups can be seen. Near the back of the room, what appears to be a food preparation area can be seen. A stove top and various cast-iron pans are visible on the stovetop. One of the five tables near the back of the room, immediately to the right of the food preparation area, appears to be a coffee preparation station.

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