The Alvarado Albuquerque Hotel Matchbook
Manufacturer / MakerCreated by
Diamond Match Division Chicago
AssociationAssociated with
Alvarado Hotel, Fred Harvey Co.
(1879 - 1970)
Dateca. 1965
Mediumink on card
Dimensions4 × 1 1/2 in. (10.2 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPC2023.10.90
DescriptionLight cream background with black and gold writing and imagery. The lower part contains manufacturer information and a design of stars and banners for when Fred Harvey was established in 1876 in gold over a black oval background. The top part, flipped, contains a heraldic device of a shield with fleur-de-lys with a top left section of diagonal lines. Above this is the title "The Alvarado Albuquerque, N.M." in cursive with an archaic font style with matchbook safety information above. Reverse is brown with white text containing slogans and amenities with the Fred Harvey link highlighted.On View
Not on view
