It’s hard to imagine today that the academically inclined University of California at Berkeley was once a football powerhouse, having rostered undefeated teams from 1920 through 1924 and appearing in three consecutive Rose Bowls from 1949 through 1951. Despite having … Continue reading
Category Archives: Union Pacific
This menu is undated, but the prices are similar to other menus from about 1950. I previously posted a 1948 menu with this photo on the cover from the New York Public Library; this one is from my own collection. … Continue reading
We’ve seen this menu cover before in the book of Corinthian paper cover stock. The photo shows the Columbia River from Crown Point before the Oregon State Highway Department built its first highway on the floor of the gorge. That … Continue reading
The University of Colorado’s campus is considered one of the most beautiful in the country thanks to its red sandstone exteriors and red tile roofs, a style developed by architect Charles Klauder. Built in 1939, the library shown on the … Continue reading
Dated September, 1949, or a month later than yesterday’s menu, this one features the administration building for the University of Idaho in Moscow. Like yesterday’s menu, this one has a complete a la carte side that is almost but not … Continue reading
Today is Streamliner Memories‘ fourth birthday, and following a tradition begun last year I am celebrating with the first of a series of Union Pacific’s color wrap-around photo menus. Today’s menu features the University of Washington on its cover and, … Continue reading
Here is a dinner menu to go along with yesterday’s lunch menu. The a la carte sides of the two menus are identical and include such items as lamb chops, chicken and gravy, and corned beef hash. Click image to … Continue reading
We’ve seen this menu cover before on a 1943 menu that apologized for war-time food rationing. That menu still offered four full meals but no a la carte side. Click image to download a 1.4-MB PDF of this menu. Injection: … Continue reading
As with yesterday’s menu, this one uses nearly the same text on the back as earlier color photo menus. It also has the same combination of photos: Mt. Rainier on the front and Mt. Hood on the back. Click image … Continue reading
Although the cover design is very different from the color-photo menus that UP used in the late 1930s and early 1930s, the text on the back cover is very similar to the text on earlier menus that featured the Great … Continue reading