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Desert Inn Tourist Hotel Matchbook
Desert Inn Tourist Hotel Matchbook
Desert Inn Tourist Hotel Matchbook

Desert Inn Tourist Hotel Matchbook

Manufacturer / Maker
Dateca. 1945
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 numberPC2023.10.64
DescriptionHorizontal design with a yellow background and maroon and green coloring. There is a central design of the inn with green trees dispersed throughout and the Dining Room labelled and multistory places to stay. The name of the establishment is in the center of the image but also on the left side with a phone number in green. The location information is vertically on the right side with U.S. 66 for Route 66. The reverse contains distances from Albuquerque to other cities. The Desert Inn Tourist Hotel was located at 918 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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