Western Skies Hotel Matchbook

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Match Corp. of America, Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)

AssociationAssociated with Western Skies Motor Hotel (1959 - 1988)

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 numberPC2023.10.7

DescriptionThe Western Skies Hotel was located in Albuquerque. The matchbook is white with gold and black colored writings that appears in different styled fonts. The writing states the name of the hotel on one side, with the hotel franchise and motto on the other. The motto "Finest under the Sun" is written curved in a circle that connects to the title "Schine Hotels", and has a geometric sun in white and gold. Gold text states "Albuquerque, N.M." at the bottom of the first side with the hotel titled.

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