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Mela Baca Pouring Coffee
Mela Baca Pouring Coffee
Mela Baca Pouring Coffee

Mela Baca Pouring Coffee

Dateca. 1955
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.3 × 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.180.192
DescriptionThis image depicts Mela Baca pouring coffee into a large number of cups on a counter in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Baca is wearing a while dress uniform and glasses. Thirty-five empty coffee mugs on saucers can be seen on the counter. She stands near the right side of the frame pouring coffee into a cup from a coffee pot. She is looking directly at the camera. Cupboards and drawers can be seen both above and below the counter top.
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Terms
    Locale
    Hilton Hotel Serving Cabinet
    Barnes & Caplin
    ca. 1949
    Hilton Hotel Lunch Counter
    Barnes & Caplin
    ca. 1949
    Hilton Hotel Coffee Shop
    Caplin and Thompson
    ca. 1945
    Hilton Hotel Coffee Shop
    Caplin and Thompson
    ca. 1945
    Hilton Hotel Soup Rack
    Barnes & Caplin
    ca. 1949