The back of this menu reproduces James Whitcomb Riley‘s poem, When the Frost Is on the Punkin, in full. Riley (1849-1916), of course, was the Hoosier poet who wrote in a central Indiana dialect. In 1941, the New York Central … Continue reading
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For some reason, several railroads — including Burlington, Rio Grande, and of course NP — issued menus in the late 1930s and 1940s that required someone to glue photos on the covers. The glued-on photo on this menu shows Grand … Continue reading
This is part of a series of at least a dozen menus that feature a sepia-tone photograph glued on to the front cover. Most of the photos show Mount Rainier, dude ranches, or backcountry camps; so far, I haven’t found … Continue reading
This 1908 menu has nothing about Yellowstone on the front cover, but the back cover has one photo each of Mammoth hot springs, Old Faithful Inn, and — for some reason — two photos of the Lake Hotel. Although designed … Continue reading
Here’s a lunch menu that was used on the 1923 Chairman’s Special Western Trip. This menu features a painting of wildflowers by Walter Loos. Another of his paintings was used on a 1924 menu previously featured here. A third Loos … Continue reading
Like yesterday’s, this menu card was used on the Chairman’s Special Western Trip and is specifically for breakfast on Saturday, October 13. The menu offers fruit, cereal, eggs, sausage, griddle cakes, hash brown potatoes, bread, and beverage. Click image to … Continue reading
In 1923, Ralph Budd was president but Louis Hill was still chairman of the board of the Great Northern Railway. This menu is from a Chairman’s Special Western Trip taken that year and is for dinner on Friday, October 12. … Continue reading
James Wolfe died leading the British at the Battle of Quebec in the French and Indian War. Despite the loss of their leader, the British won the battle, leading France to cede Quebec to Britain. Wolfe had been born and … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen empress menus featuring William Shakespeare, Robert Burns, and John Constable. To this artist series we can add today’s menu honoring Oliver Goldsmith, an eighteenth-century Irish writer whose play, She Stoops to Conquer, is still often performed today. … Continue reading
This menu’s cover photo with a young woman precariously perched next to the river had also been used on a 1949 menu from the Chateau Lake Louise and a 1957 menu used on the Empress of Britain. This one differs … Continue reading