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El Fidel Hotel Matchbook
El Fidel Hotel Matchbook
El Fidel Hotel Matchbook

El Fidel Hotel Matchbook

Datemid-20th century
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 numberPC2023.10.16
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, "HOTEL" is in green. There is the location of Albuquerque & Santa Fe and the manufacturer information in black below this image. 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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