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Unknown restaurant, dinner menu, May 26 |
Handwritten menu; Motto printed on the emblem: "Per crucem ad palman" [By the Cross to the palm. Lords Palmer, Palmer of Reading, Bt.] |
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Unknown restaurant, dinner menu, May 22, 1901 |
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Unknown steamship, menu, March 25, 1893 |
Handwritten menu. Includes wine list with prices. Features photograph of onshore crowd looking at a steamship in port. "Bresil, Plata, Côte Occidentale d'Afrique" below company name. |
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Unknown steamship, menu, March 12, 1893 |
Handwritten menu. Includes wine list with prices. Features photograph of onshore crowd looking at a steamship in port. "Bresil, Plata, Côte Occidentale d'Afrique" below company name. |
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Savoy Restaurant menu, June 15, 1898 |
Handwritten menu. "Déposé [registered] AD" [printer's monogram] printed under illustration on page 2. Illustration on page 2 shows a woman wearing a toga and sandals, with a raised wine glass and a scepter, riding atop a barrel being pulled by... |
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Hotel Bristol, menu |
The menu shows two coats of arms with similar shields and mottos of London and Edinburgh (Scotland) coats of arms. Below these two coats of arms it is written "vis unita fortior" (strength united is stronger). The presence of... |
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Christmas dinner menu, Tuesday, December 25, 1883, The Nicollet House |
Menu has scalloped border. |
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Christmas menu, December 25, 1879 , Gardner House |
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Tremont House, menu, Saturday, October 27, 1883 |
Hotel location inferred from illustration. |
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Christmas dinner menu, Thursday, December 25, 1879 at the Grand Hotel |
"Compliments of M. E. Welsh" printed at top of cover. |
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Windsor Castle, menu, November 17, 1903 |
Menu shows the monogram of the King Edward VII (E VII R); British and Italian flags; |
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Christmas menu, December 25, 1883, Sweet's Hotel |
Cards and wine lists furnished by waiters. |
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Globe Restaurant, farewell party, menu |
"Au Revoir but not Good-bye", February 10; unknown year |
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Tremont House, menu, Sunday, November 23, 1884 |
Hours for meals listed on menu. |
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United States Hotel Sunday five o'clock dinner, Sunday, February 8, 1885 |
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Savoy Hotel and Restaurant, menu |
Includes wine list; menu contains January 24 for date but the year is unknown; |
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Unknown restaurant, menu, January 25, 1883 |
At head of menu: Compliments of J. T. Barber |
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Marcians Lodge, event, menu, Friday, October 27, 1899 |
Restaurant name is unknown, possibly Trocadero since J. Lyons & Co., Ltd. appears at the bottom of the menu. Masonic compass and square symbols at top of menu. |
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The Monico, Egyptian Saloon, menu, May 26, 1898 |
Two gilt coat of arms with the following inscriptions: "Duke of Edinburgh's regiment" and "Wiltshire"; gilt letters and borders |
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Thanksgiving menu, November 29, 1883, Palace Hotel |
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Private home, menu, July 21 |
No year on menu. At one point in time this location was the residence of Baron de Reuter. Border, resembling lace, die-cut to follow shape of decorative embossing. |
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Ye Ancient Romans, Dinner to the Old Roman, menu, Sunday, April 28, 1895 |
Only pages 1-2 available; rest of menu is missing. "P.7" (?) at lower right of page 1 |
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Burnet House menu, Sunday, April 11, 1880 |
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Noble family residence, menu, March 12, 1900 |
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Cafe Noir, menu |
Cover illustration signed "Emily Syminton '60." |
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Hotel Continental, menu, November 21, 1883 |
The back cover shows a handwritten name: Bromley (other part of the name is illegible). |
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Regent House, menu, October 5, 1890 |
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Unknown steamship, menu, March 25, 1893 |
Handwritten menu. Includes wine list with prices. Features photograph of onshore crowd looking at a steamship in port. "Bresil, Plata, Côte Occidentale d'Afrique" below company name. |
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Noble family residence menu, February 9, 1886 |
Decorative illustration with crown at top of menu. Handwritten notes on back. |
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Noble family residence, menu, November 23, 1884 |
Embossed coats of arms (Lippe (the Lippe Rose) and Baden) at top of menu. Handwritten note on back of menu: "Prince de Lippe-Detmold." The Lippe Rose was adopted as lesser arms of his personal Standard by Woldemar, reigning sovreign of... |
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Menu for the opening of the Louvre Restaurant, Thursday, April 2, 1891 |
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The Pierson menu, Thursday, February 5, 1885 |
Illustration on front cover copyright by Robinson Eng. Co. Boston, U.S.A. 1880 |
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101 Ranch House Restaurant, lunch menu |
Some prices changed by covering them with a sticker. |
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Savoy Restaurant, menu, December 2, 1897 |
Handwritten menu; "Déposé [registered] AD" [printer's monogram] printed under illustration on page 2. Illustration on page 2 shows a woman wearing a toga and sandals, with a raised wine glass and a scepter, riding atop a barrel being pulled by... |
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Jubilee Showroom menu |
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Curlee's Copa Lounge, menu |
Illustration on cover signed "Rob. Alderson." (?) |
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Thanksgiving menu, The Woodruff, November 27, 1890 |
Scalloped edges |
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New Year's Day 1909, menu, Hotel Newberry |
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New Year's dinner 1927, Dresden Hotel |
Hotel logo on cover. "Price $1.25." Back of menu has cartoon of a chef with a knife, carrying a large bird on a platter. |
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Thanksgiving 1892 menu, The Evans |
Metallic copper cord; scalloped edges; "H.W." written in red on cover; poem "The Golden Harvest" by Flavel Scott Mines (copyright 1892) on pgs. 3-4; guest list on pg. 5. Includes quotes from Shakespeare. Lines from Thomas Gray's "Ode for Music"... |
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Thanksgiving 1899, menu, New Aveline |
Gray cord and tassel. |
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Unknown railroad company, Pullman buffet, menu and wine list |
Cover includes lines from a Middle English carol: "Man, be merie, as brid on berie an al thi care let away." "F.B.S." and "1901" at bottom left of cover. Includes wine, beer and other beverages list and tobacco products list. |
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Grand Hôtel menu, April 22, 1901 |
Handwritten menu. Illustration has motto "Tovt chemin mene a Rome" (All paths lead to Rome) |
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Noble family residence, menu, Wednesday, April 17, 1878 |
Includes wine list. Features unidentified red and gold crest. |
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Noble family residence, dinner menu, November 26, 1878 |
Features illustration of a castle or estate; "Hofl Th Hempel" [sic] printed at bottom of menu. Also features an unidentified shield and crown. Menu bordered with floral and ribbon design. |
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Grand Hotel, menu, April 14, 1901 |
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Christmas menu, December 25, 1883, Lindell Hotel |
Illustration engraved by John A. Lowell & Co., Boston |
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Consecration event, menu May 31, 1901, at St. James Restaurant |
Handwritten menu; "Designed and presented by Bro. W. J. Purser" at bottom of menu. |
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Lindell Hotel menu, November 26, 1882 |
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Unknown restaurant, menu, February 15, 1899 |
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