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Vanity Cleaners
Vanity Cleaners
Vanity Cleaners

Vanity Cleaners

DateApril 1, 1985
Medium35 mm color slide
Dimensions15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (2.4 × 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Historic Albuquerque, Inc.
Object numberPA2022.001.116
DescriptionVanity Cleaners at 1500 Bridge Boulevard Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A painted sign on the single-story stucco building reads "Vanity Cleaners. One Hour Service". A neon sign shaped like a circular arrow states "Vanity Cleaners" while pointing at the entrance. In a smaller building connected to Vanity Cleaners is “Five Point's Barber Shop". A white and red striped pole can be seen on the wall next to the door. On the left side of the image, is a single-story brown stucco building with a black and white sign on it can be seen. This sign reads "H&R Block. Income Tax". A pickup truck drives through an intersection near the left of the frame.
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