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Desert Inn Matchbook
Desert Inn Matchbook
Desert Inn Matchbook

Desert Inn Matchbook

Dateca. 1950
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 numberPC2023.10.65
DescriptionWhite background with turquoise text and pattern. The lower section contains "Desert Inn" with a list of amenities and an image of yucca in front of mountains and the location of the inn. In the middle fold is the AAA logo and a heraldic banner for "Master Hosts." On the top part is the name of the establishment in the same curved font with a designed slogan above. The reverse contains four locations of alternative inns with the same company. The Desert Inn was located at 918 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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