Hilton Hotel La Copita Lounge
Dateca. 1945
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions6 3/8 × 4 1/2 in. (16.1 × 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.180.673
DescriptionThis image depicts three women sitting in a booth in the La Copita Lounge of the Hilton Hotel at Second Street and Copper Avenue in Albuquerque, New Mexico. All three women are sitting on a cushioned bench around a round wooden table. The two women on the right are holding martini glasses while the woman on the left has her hands in her lap. There is a whiskey glass sitting on the table in front of her. A large mural can be seen painted on the wall behind the three women. The mural depicts a man, dressed in a poncho and a sombrero, sitting on a donkey. In front of the donkey is another donkey pulling a large barrel on a cart. Another man, sleeping, can be seen on the front of the cart.On View
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