Postcard, "Cactus Motor Lodge," Tucumcari, New Mexico, circa 1947
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Federal Highway 66 (more commonly known as Route 66) was established in 1926, and it spanned 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. The Cactus Motor Lodge, built in Tucumcari, New Mexico, in 1941, was a welcome sight to weary travelers driving west from Texas. Rooms boasted "New Mexico's finest steam heat," box springs, and carpeting.
Federal Highway 66 (more commonly known as Route 66) was established in 1926, and it spanned 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. The Cactus Motor Lodge, built in Tucumcari, New Mexico, in 1941, was a welcome sight to weary travelers driving west from Texas. Rooms boasted "New Mexico's finest steam heat," box springs, and carpeting.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1947
Subject Date
circa 1947
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2011.397.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Text on front of postcard: CACTUS / MOTOR LODGE / TUCUMCARI NEW MEXICO / A Western Welcome Awaits You / East on U.S. Highway 66 at City Limit Text on correspondence side on reverse reads in part: Duncan Hines Recommends: / CACTUS MOTOR LODGE, one of New Mexico's / outstanding courts. Located / at the East entrance to TUCUMCARI, NEW MEXICO, at the foot of the / famous Indian legendary TUCUMCARI mountain. / Tile tub and shower baths... / Carpeted floors, Steam heat. Car-by-door garages ...
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