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Pierce's Palace Hotel menu, Sunday, October 12, 1879 |
Below illustration on front cover, Engraved and copyrighted by J.A. Lowell & Co. Boston 1878. 7. Illustration on back cover. An extra charge will be made for fruit, nuts, etc., carried from the table. Apply to waiters for wine card. |
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Palmer House, menu, Sunday, November 19, 1882 |
Menu bound with blue cord with tassel. |
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Thanksgiving dinner menu, Thursday, November 25, 1880, St. Nicholas Hotel |
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St. James Hotel menu, Sunday, October 21, 1883 |
Illustration on front cover, 637 Copyright by Robinson Engraving Co. Boston 1883 |
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Huron House, menu, Sunday, April 8, 1883 |
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Grand Hotel de Londres, dishes of the day, menu |
Handwritten menu; drawings in all pages; print with Berger & Wirth inks |
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Savoy, menu, July 12, 1898 |
It is possible that the word "Pinafore" mentioned on the cover of the menu refers to the well known Gibert and Sullivan comic opera called H.M.S. Pinafore. It was written in 1878. In 1899 this opera was revived at the... |
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Last Frontier Village, menu; |
Last Frontier Village was a facsimile of a Western pioneer town built adjacent to the Last Frontier Hotel; |
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Christmas dinner menu, 1883, Grand Hotel |
Menu printed on pink paper. Embossed figure in metallic gold paint on front cover. |
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Whitefriars Club annual dinner, menu, Wednesday, January 24, 1900, Trocadero Restaurant, Empire Room |
Chair to be taken by Friar W. P. Treloar, Sheriff of London. "Friar Montagu, fecit [artist]" at bottom of cover illustration. |
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Peabody Hotel menu, December 25, 1879 |
Color illustration on front of menu |
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Last Frontier Village, menu, July 28, 1954; |
Date handwritten in ink on menu front cover; Last Frontier Village was a facsimile of a Western pioneer town built adjacent to the Last Frontier Hotel; |
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New Year's Day menu, 1884, St. James Hotel |
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Savoy, supper menu, April 6, 1898 |
Handwritten menu; |
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Kuhns Restaurant menu, August 1900 |
Handwritten menu |
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Savoy, menu, July 23, 1898 |
Handwritten menu. |
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Ball in commemoration of the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Marks, supper... |
Bound with light blue cord with tassels; embossed silver decorations on cover. |
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Grand Hôtel du Quirinal, menu, April 18, 1890 |
Handwritten menu; |
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Christmas menu, December 25, 1889, Hôtel du Quirinal |
At bottom of cover: "R. Stab. Lit. [Regio Stabilimento Litografico] C. Virano e Ci., Roma." |
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Christmas menu served in the Palm Room at Gibson House, December 25, 1901 |
Includes braided tassel. |
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Christmas menu, Tuesday, December 25, 1883, The New Osburn House |
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Hotel Continental, menu, Thursday, May 27, 1886 |
Members of the Worshipful Company of Broderers listed on page 4. |
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Cafe Continental, menu |
The International Hotel was sold to Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971; |
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The Northern menu, Sunday, October 28, 1883 |
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Cook House menu, Thursday, November 29, 1883 |
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Christmas menu, Tuesday, December 25, 1883, Alexander's Hotel |
Table d'Hote. Illustration on front of menu, copyright by Robinson Engraving Co., Boston, 1883. 715 |
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Thanksgiving menu, Thursday, November 29, 1883, Alexander's Hotel |
Illustration on front cover, copyright by Robinson Engraving Co., Boston, 1883. 619 |
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Complimentary dinner to J. Moore Bayley, Esq., menu, Thursday, May 11, 1899 at Grand Hotel |
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Hotel Continental, menu, Friday, February 19, 1886 |
"Special Notice" printed on back of menu, describing various services offered by the hotel. |
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Dinner party, menu, Wednesday, July 16, 1902, at The Cecil Restaurant |
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Centropolis Hotel menu, Sunday dinner, September 16, 1883 |
Quotations from Shakespearean plays are interspersed throughout the menu. |
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Exchange Hotel, menu, Sunday, June 24, 1883 |
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Welcome home dinner to Corporal Arthur R. Jefferyes, menu, Monday, January 20, 1902, at Tivoli... |
Dinner given by St. Mary's Old Boys. "Kissel's restaurant" is prominently printed on the front cover. "Photo by Hughes, Strand."--cover. |
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Christmas dinner menu, Kimball House |
Handwritten on menu, "Compliments of John Applegreen, Steward." |
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Opening day of the Southern Exposition, dinner menu, August 16, 1884, Alexander's Hotel |
Illustration on front cover copyright by Robinson Eng. Co., Boston, 1882. 485 |
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West Herts Golf Club annual dinner, menu, November 5, 1902, at Hotel Cecil |
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The Southern, menu, December 8, 1881 |
Handwritten menu |
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John Annan, Esq., dinner party, Friday, February 14, 1902, at The Cecil Restaurant |
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The Montezuma menu, Sunday, June 24, 1883 |
Menu tied with pink and green cloth ribbon. Illustration on back cover engraved & copyrighted by J.A. Lowell & Co., Boston No. 38D. Includes wine list. |
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Café Royal, menu, June 14, 1899 |
The illustrator was a well-known artist, Georges Pilotelle, who started his career as a contributor to Le Charivari and Le Vie Parisienne. In London, he transitioned into a career in fashion in which he designed and draw costumes and women... |
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La Normandie steamship menu, June 10, 1888 |
Handwritten menu. Includes blank menu. |
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Silver Slipper Casino, Gay 90's Buffet menu |
Postcard style menu; advertisement for cocktail hour on back page. |
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Exchange Hotel, menu, Sunday, December 28, 1884 |
Illustration on front cover engraved and copyrighted 1882 by John A. Lowell & Co., Boston, U.S.A. |
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Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889, Restaurant Russe, menu |
Handwritten menu; parts of the menu are illegible; |
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Unknown restaurant, Saturday dinner menu |
Menu partially handwritten. No year on menu. Illustration on front shows women and children bathing at the seashore in front of a hotel or resort building. Monogram with the letters P and J appears on front illustration. |
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Hotel Cecil menu, Sunday, July 6, 1902 |
Front cover has a royal warrant from Queen Alexandra. |
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New Waverly menu, Thursday, November 27, 1884 |
Illustration on front cover copyrighted and published by Ph. Hake, New York |
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Restaurant Paillard, lunch menu, 1888 |
Handwritten menu; year of the menu was handwritten at the top of the menu; |
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The Orleans dinner menu |
No date on menu. Time on menu, 6 to 8 p.m. |
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Hotel Orleans, dinner menu |
Time on menu, 6 to 8 p.m. |