This classic image of New Orleans’ St. Louis Cathedral graces the cover of a 1970 beverage menu from the Panama Limited. The cathedral dates to 1850 and was preceded by other churches on the site dating back to 1718. Click … Continue reading
This menu appears to show a succession of six locomotives used during the Illinois Central’s long history. However, the first one is questionable. The Illinois Central was first conceived in 1836, but little if anything was built before 1850. Yet … Continue reading
This menu is about the same size and uses the same paper as the previous three, so is probably from the same late-1960s era. Unlike the breakfast and dinner blanks, this one is a four-page folder and not just a … Continue reading
This beautiful blotter advertises Illinois Central’s all-Pullman Panama Limited from Chicago to New Orleans. The cloche hat worn by the woman in the picture dates the blotter to the 1920s, while the reference to Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pass Christian dates … Continue reading
