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The Alvarado Hotel Matchbook
The Alvarado Hotel Matchbook
The Alvarado Hotel Matchbook

The Alvarado Hotel Matchbook

Manufacturer / Maker (New York City, New York)
Dateca. 1955
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 numberPC2023.10.91
DescriptionRed background with black, green and white writing and imagery. The lower part contains manufacturer information and a circular design of Fred Harvey hotels and bannered edges in green and red with feathered edges. The top part, flipped, contains "Fred Harvey" in black, and the title "Alvarado Hotel Albuquerque" in block lettering in an archaic font style with matchbook safety information above this black and white section. The reverse is yellow with maroon text containing slogans and amenities with the Fred Harvey link highlighted.
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