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Franciscan Hotel Matchbook
Franciscan Hotel Matchbook
Franciscan Hotel Matchbook

Franciscan Hotel Matchbook

Manufacturer / Maker (New York City, New York)
Association (1923 - 1970)
Dateca. 1940
Mediumink on card
Dimensions4 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (11.4 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPC2023.10.2
DescriptionBlue background with two images, first near the 'strike area' is of an image of the hotel with yellow banners vertically beside and black banners along top and bottom of image containing information on the hotel. Second image above the fold contains a yellow sun on the blue background with a saguaro cactus and a donkey carrying an individual wearing a sombrero with a blanket coming off the back and low mountains in the background. Reverse contains information for other hotels under same management. The Franciscan Hotel was located at 601 W. Central Avenue in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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