This menu has the same cover photo as yesterday’s. After not noticing this menu cover photo for a decade, I found two of them for sale on eBay at the same time and bought both of them. Does that mean that some had been for sale in the past but I missed them or is this just an extraordinary coincidence?

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Both menus are dated 1957 but this one is dated September while yesterday’s is dated January. The items available on the a la carte side are nearly identical but prices went up. In January, lamb chops were $1.15 for one, $1.75 for two; by September, they were $1.30/$2.25. The table d’hôte side has a prime rib dinner for $3.40 in January but $3.50 in September. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, inflation during that short period of time was only about 1 percent, but perhaps these price changes were in response to some specific product shortages. Multiply prices by about 8 to approximate today’s dollars.