Tiffin, says Wikipedia, “refers to a light tea-time meal at about 3pm, or to a light breakfast consisting of typical tea-time foods” or to a “the midday luncheon” which is not necessarily “light.” Since the meals on this menu are … Continue reading
Although the graphic on the top of this menu looks like a Hawaiian beach scene, the fine print on the bottom (not to mention the totem pole) indicates it was used in Alaska service. It is dated 9-47, but it … Continue reading
We’ve seen this cover before on a 1955 Alaska steamship menu labeled “Farewell Dinner.” Since it is neither the introductory night nor the farewell dinner, the Commander’s dinner must have been for one of the intermediate nights of the four-night … Continue reading
In 1948, someone took a cruise to Alaska about the Canadian Pacific’s Princess Norah and collected this menu along with several others that I’ll present in the next few days. The Norah was one of the smallest CP steamships in … Continue reading
Located in the rainy Northwest, Victoria is home to many gardens, some of which surround Canadian Pacific’s Empress Hotel. These two 1948 dining car menus present a view of these gardens. Click image to download a 849-KB PDF of this … Continue reading
The ship portrayed in the painting on this menu is the second to be called Empress of Canada. The first was built in 1920, while the ship shown here was built just eight years later and originally called the Duchess … Continue reading
Most of the menus we’ve seen for tour groups on Canadian Pacific trains used the same colorful folders that were provided for ordinary diners. But for some reason this 1947 American Express Banner Tour of the West only rated a … Continue reading
Jackfish Curve is a 180-degree turn around the end of an inlet on Lake Superior known as Tunnel Bay, after the tunnel that the train is emerging from at the bottom of the photo. The water in the background is … Continue reading
Evangeline Park was a memorial to the forced deportation of French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia at the end of the French & Indian War, which is sort of like having a U.S. memorial to the Dred Scott Decision. But Henry … Continue reading
The introduction of Kodachrome film in 1935 revolutionized railroad advertising, and some the results can be seen on Canadian Pacific menus. The oldest photo-based menus that I’ve found are from 1938. Today’s menus from the Chung collection start in 1939. … Continue reading
