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Beach Tavern Matchbook
Beach Tavern Matchbook
Beach Tavern Matchbook

Beach Tavern Matchbook

Dateca. 1935
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 numberPC2023.10.12
DescriptionBeach Tavern was located at 2700 West Central Avenue near Tingley Beach, just east of the Rio Grande. The matchbook has a cream background with purple images and text containing "BEACH TAVERN" in block bubble font with contact information below and an individual sat on the letter "B." The background contains "WE ARE PROUD TO BE AMERICANS!" and six large planes flying across a horizon containing indiscernible buildings.
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