Here’s a Canadian National menu we haven’t seen before and one we have, both of which were used on a steamship to Alaska in June, 1961. The first menu shows the S.S. Prince George leaving the city of Vancouver on its way north to Skagway. The back shows people camping in a sloppily pitched tent in Jasper National Park.

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Dated June 29, the inside describes the six-course menus typical of CN Alaska steamships: appetizer, soup, fish, meat and vegetables, dessert, and cheese. Entrées include a mushroom omelette, curried chicken, ham, prime rib, turkey, or a cold meat buffet. There was only one fish option, poached filet of cod.

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We’ve previously seen this second menu cover, showing Ketchikan from the deck of the Prince George, in a 1963 menu. Dated June 30, the fish course on this menu is red salmon, while the entrées include a jelly omelette, beef casserole, sirloin steak, leg of lamb, stuffed chicken, and another cold meat buffet.

What I call the cheese course was actually a choice of cheese and crackers, fruit, or various sweets. Since the dessert course was already pretty sweet — various puddings, ice creams, and cakes — this seems redundant, but I suppose not everyone wanted to end their meals with cheese and crackers.