El Fidel Hotel Matchbook
Manufacturer / MakerCreated by
The Ohio Match Company, Wadsworth, Ohio
Dateca. 1950
Mediumink on card
Dimensions3 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (8.9 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPC2023.10.18
DescriptionThe matchbook has a yellow background with a horizontal text and image design. The text in black contains information on the location of El Fidel hotels in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Las Vegas, New Mexico over a pink sombrero background. The imagery on the bottom above the strike area is a stereotypical image of a Native American man holding a long stick with red flares in a flag style. There is another individual sat behind with a red hooded shawl and long blue skirt. At the top is an image of a large green plant next to an individual wearing a sombrero and white and green dress with black heels. The top half of another individual is behind the former individual also wearing a sombrero and with a black and red striped shirt.On View
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