Pay Phone and Motel
Date1992
Medium35 mm color slide
Dimensions7/8 × 1 5/16 in. (2.3 × 3.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Historic Albuquerque, Inc.
Object numberPA2022.001.987
DescriptionA public pay phone is installed along a gravel drive near a motel along a busy paved road in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A sign for the motel is in the foreground with small signs attached to the signpost that read, "17.99" and "Color TV". A red neon sign near the top of the frame reads, "Vacancy". Signs for Milton's Restaurant and Pizza Hut are across the street near the left of the frame. Cars are driving along the multi-lanes of the road near the left of the frame.On View
Not on view
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