El Fidel Hotel Matchbook

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by The Ohio Match Sales Company, St. Louis

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 numberPC2023.10.15

DescriptionThe El Fidel Hotel was located at 123 North Fifth Street in downtown Albuquerque. The matchbook has a light yellow background with an image in the lower half above the strike area of the hotel with a back circular background with a gold border. "El Fidel" is in red and, across from a green and red diagonal striped pattern that goes from middle top left to middle lower right, "HOTELS" is in green and indicates locations in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Above is a black circular badge design containing the hotel name information and "2 Guests for Price of 1" in white on a red central background.

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