A month ago, I presented a 1952 Canadian Pacific Alaska steamship menu that had a cover illustration of the Royal Train used by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (parents of the current queen). Here is a September, 1939 menu with a colorized photo of that train. This appears to be the photo on which the illustration on the 1952 menu was based.
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The back of the menu notes that Their Majesties used Canadian Pacific ocean liners to get to and from Canada, rode Canadian Pacific trains, stayed at the Canadian Pacific’s Banff Springs Hotel, ate meals at other CP hotels, crossed from Vancouver to Victoria on the Canadian Pacific’s Princess Marguerite, and their journey was transmitted to the world over Canadian Pacific wires and via Canadian Pacific radio stations.
The menu doesn’t say so, but the King and Queen also rode Canadian National trains and several American railroads for parts of their journey. However, it was the Canadian Pacific locomotive on the cover of this menu that so impressed King George that he authorized the railroad to call it and its sisters “Royal Hudsons.”
Dated September 20, 1939, this particular menu was used on an American Express Banner Tour and offers salmon, beef ribs, or ham along with the usual trimmings. The deep blueberry pie sounds particularly enticing.