Albuquerque Municipal Airport Waiting Room

Dateca. 1950

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy

Object numberPA1982.180.031.B

DescriptionThis image depicts the interior waiting area of the Albuquerque Airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two ticket counters can be seen along the back walls. The ticket counters are for Trans World Airlines and Monarch Airlines. A small line of people can be seen at each counter. A banner depicting a herd of bison is hanging directly above the TWA counter. In front of the counters is a waiting area with several long cushioned benches around a coffee table. The benches are completely empty and the coffee table has a large placemat on it. The area as a whole is decorated and constructed in the adobe style with wooden support beams running parallel to the floor.

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