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Entrance tower to the New Mexico State Fairgrounds
Entrance tower to the New Mexico State Fairgrounds
Entrance tower to the New Mexico State Fairgrounds

Entrance tower to the New Mexico State Fairgrounds

Photographer (1910s - 1984)
Collection Name
DateAugust 24, 1939
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions2 1/4 × 4 3/16 in. (5.7 × 10.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque National Bank
Object numberPA1980.061.261
DescriptionA tower at the entrance to the New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A sign on the tower reads, "Home of the New Mexico State Fair Sept. 24 to Oct 1". A person hangs out the window on the third-story of the tower on the left side of the tower. A doorway below the window on the ground level has the words "Exit Only" above it. The tower is flanked on both sides by adobe walls and the back of each wall has young trees planted behind them.
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