Safeway

Photographer Hanna & Hanna (1910s - 1984)

Collection Name Albuquerque Progress

DateJune 26, 1940

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions1 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (3.8 × 10 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque National Bank

Object numberPA1980.061.303

DescriptionA Safeway store at the corner of Mountain Road and Fourth Street in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The single-story building has Safeway signs on two sides and there are roof overhangs on two sides near the entrance. To the left of the photo are Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola signs. There is also a sign for Sonogyi’s Drugeria, with a list of products they sell, a sign for Darrow’s ice cream, and a sign for Tasty Tommy. Reflected in a Safeway window is a sign for Postum. There is a U.S. 85 highway sign posted on a light pole, and a sign that says, “Park here while shopping at Safeway”.

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