1930 colored Highway Tourist Court - Route 66, New Mexico
Time: 6:00 PM, Sunday evening
Scene: Motor court with individual cabins arranged around central office, neon sign reading "Vacancy." Families unloading automobiles - 1930s Buicks, Fords, Chevrolets with luggage strapped to running boards. Desert landscape with mesas in background, tourist court swimming pool, gas pumps with glass-top visible gauges. Travelers in casual clothes, children playing with toy cars, manager checking registration book.
Photography: Wide establishing shot showing automobile tourism culture, golden hour desert lighting, style of Walker Evans' roadside America documentation. Comprehensive composition illustrating changing American travel patterns and leisure culture.