Menus
menus, hotels
Folded die-cut paper menu, elaborate flowers with glitter decorate the front cover, inside lists menu, back has the image of the Hotel Colson; H.W.P. Colson, Prop., and Harry H. Goodnow, Mgr. Menu features Bluepoints on Deep Shell; soups-consumme imperial, celery, green turtle, olives; fish-salmon a la Regence with Parisienne potatoes.....
Price: $55.00
Steamers and Liners,Menus,Maritime and Shipping History
[Quebec]: Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company, 1898. A printed menu for breakfast on the steamer S.S. Carolina in 1898, with designs of destinations and natural sights on the front by A.G. Racey (e.g. Montreal, Cliffs of Murray Bay). Inside, there is a wine list on the right and a menu.....
Price: $125.00
menu, program, racism, Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association, Crawford House
May 27th, 1898. A single-fold 12" x 9" menu and programme for an annual meeting of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association. Stereotypical racist imagery of a banjo player and dancer on the front cover. The blatant racism persists on the Programme and Menu page within. Each menu course is.....
Price: $135.00
History of New York,Banquet Menus
New York City: Southern Hotel, 1901. A 1901 menu produced for the 1901 Annual Banquet of the Apollo Club, held at the Southern Hotel in Manhattan. Dishes served include filet mignon, roast snipe, potatoes Parisienne, and "fancy ices with strawberries" and cake to finish. Amontillado, Sauterine, Champagne and of course.....
Price: $125.00
menus, food and wine
Blank Advertising Menu printed in red ink by Imp, Bataille-Paris. Features Art Nouveau woman in flowing gown holding flower and decorative flowers. B. Leon Croizet Grande Champagne and St. Meme Cognac. "The Cognac region in France is divided into six districts, with the Grande Champagne district being the most prestigious.....
Price: $75.00
Menus and Bills of Fare, Humor, Gender Roles, Racism
United States: 1894. Please note Racist Language. A tongue-in-cheek "Bill of Fare" for a "Conundrum Social" given by a (fictional?) Ladies' Aid Society. Attendees can order main dishes such as "Women of Grit" or desserts such as "Spilled Type". Measures 8.75" by 5.25" A bit of a commentary on social.....
Price: $150.00
menu, food and wine, advertising
Blank Advertising Menu printed in red ink by Imp, Bataille-Paris. Features Art Nouveau woman in flowing gown holding flower and decorative flowers. B. Leon Croizet Grande Champagne and St. Meme Cognac. Binet Champagne is a French champagne house, it was founded in 1849 by Louis Binet.10" x 7"
Price: $85.00
Menu, Travel & Tourism, Advertising, Transportation
Rand McNally & Co., 1886. Single-fold 6 1/8" x 4 1/4" menu with a color illustrated cover depicting scenes from nature . The front cover promotes Chicago & Grand Trunk Ry, The Great Niagara Falls Air Line Menu "take one as a souvenir" The back depicts an image of Mt.....
Price: $125.00
Food and Wine, Military History
Ellis Island, NY: 1918. Single-fold menu. Illustrated title wraps. List of mess personnel including the Mess Officer, Sergeant, Steward, Office Sergeant, Kitchen Duty Sergeants, Mess Hall Corporals and Dietitians. Fare included Roast Turkey dinner with all of the fixings. Measures 5 1/2" x 7"
Price: $50.00
yale, menu, banquet, yale daily news
New Haven, CT: Yale, 1902. Menu sheets presenting the bill of fare and wines for the annual dinners of the society. Each of the menus is elaborately illustrated and includes at least one beautiful woman and in most instances elaborate architectural structuresThis was the quarter-centennial for the Yale Daily News.....
Price: $175.00
Menu, Transportation
1900. A single-fold 8" x 5 1/2" menu with cover illustrations with Art Nouveau influenced decoration and illustration of asailing vessel. The menu is for breakfast on the Steamer Plymouth. Comprehensive menu. Wine List on reverse.
Price: $65.00
Clubs and Organizations,The Farragut Hotel,Music
Rye Beach, New Hampshire: Pascataqua Congregational Club, 1901. A nicely produced menu printed on card for the July 2nd, 1901 Field Day event hosted by the Pascataqua Congregational Club. Includes a program of events including music and an address from Admiral George E. Belknap (1832-1903). The menu itself features ten.....
Price: $115.00
menus, Fifth Avenue Hotel
A single-fold breakfast menu from the Fifth Avenue Hotel with an Engraving of the site for the hotel in 1852. Hitchcock, Darling & Co. c1890. The inside page is the Breakfast menu and includes Fish, Broiled, Fried, Stewed, Eggs, Cold Meats, Potatoes, Breads, etc (and that’s just for breakfast…) 8.....
Price: $100.00
Veteran Association of Hartford City, Menu, Social History, Historical Memorabilia
Four (4) different menus for the annual dinner of the association. Each menu with the first being January 8, 1868 includes the Officers, Music, Bill of Fare and Programme of the Evening. Each menu measures 8 3/4" x 6 1/4". Each with it's original envelope. Also includes an announcement for.....
Price: $550.00
Menu
A single-fold 7" x 6 1/4" menu designed with naive hand drawn images of the French countryside, with wine as a central theme. Each vignette is captions in French. The caption at top is "Gloire au vin". Menu printed in script. Dinners were 60 or 85 cents. Complete wine list.....
Price: $75.00
Roosevelt, Menus, Social History, Politics
This grouping features menus where Franklin Roosevelt was an honored attendee. The first being the 21st White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Stadler Hotel, Washington DC in 1944. The second a menu for the Trip of The President of the United States from Washington, DC to Hyde Park, NY.....
Price: $475.00
Menu,New Year,1880s
United States: 1883. A souvenir menu printed on delicate tissue paper, produced to commemorate a celebration held by an unknown social club for New Year's Eve in 1883. Desserts and treats featured include fruitcake, lady fingers, tropical fruits and nuts, candies, ices, and sundries such as peaches and cream. Interestingly.....
Price: $325.00
hotel du quirinal, menu, chromolithography
A 5 ¼” x 7 ½” ornately decorated menu card depicting an elaborate parlor or dining room setting with a large mirror or marquee in the background that displays the bill of fare. A pair of puti at sides. An elegant couple seated at the table with personal servants nearby.....
Price: $150.00
ABAA-RBMS-2024,Sister Corita Kent,Art Book,Human Rights,Food and Global Cuisine,Universality of Food,Offset Lithograph,Pop Art,Food and Community
San Francisco, California: Spice Islands Company, 1963. First edition, first printing. A complete example of the 1963 art book produced by Sister Mary Corita in partnership with Spice Islands brand spices, highlighting the universality of food and community across world cultures. It is comprised of ten (10) stapled booklets, including.....
Price: $500.00
Krewe of Athenians, Mardi Gras, Invitations and Tickets, Menu
New Orleans: 31-Jan-31. A grouping containing three (3) items including a 4" x 5 3/4" embossed invitation for the Krewe of Athenians Ball, to be held at "The Auditorium". The actual 1 3/4" x 3 1/4" ticket stub for the Midnight Supper-Dance, The Roosevelt Hotel and a single-fold6 1/2" x......
Price: $225.00
Menu,Asian Americans in WWII,Los Angeles
Los Angeles: 1940s. A 11 1/2" x 18 1/4" heavy card stock menu printed in English and Japanese, serving Chinese food. The restaurant was located in Los Angeles c.1940s. Corrections have been made to the menu by by applying paper and hand penning changes. Reverse is blank.
Price: $200.00
Menu, Illustration Art, Cherubs
Paris: c1940s. A large format menu with elaborate illustration by E. Naudy on front cover depicts 20 winged chefs or kitchen staff preparing the fine fare to be presented to the guests. Captioned in french "Naudy has realized this composition can present the twenty cuisinievs you never see ... and.....
Price: $125.00
Menu, Long Island, Seafood
Huntington Station, LI, NY: c1930s. A comprehensive menu featuring 17 categories of fare. The specials are Scallops and Soft Shell Crabs in Season. The most expensive menu item is a Porterhouse for 2 at $3.00. Oysters and Clams were served 14 ways. Promotes first class service and no dogs allowed.....
Price: $50.00
Atlantic City, New Jersey Menu View Book
There are four items in this lot,including a c1900 Haddon Hall viewbook, a dinner menu from the Chalfonte hotel,and two c1910s illustrated card stockfolders, also from the Chalfonte. The Haddon Hall viewbook contains 24 pages,and 10 full page illustrations, most taken from photographs. Shown are the exterior of the hotel.....
Price: $65.00