This menu cover features the rose garden at Los Angeles’ Exposition Park. Other parts of the 160-acre park include the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a natural history museum, and (since this menu was printed), an African-American museum, and a science … Continue reading
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This menu, dated December 28, 1960, was for University of Minnesota alumni going to the 1961 Rose Bowl. The Minnesota Golden Gophers, who were rated the number one team in the nation, lost to the University of Washington Huskies by … Continue reading
We’ve seen this menu cover before in Lee Paper Company’s book showing off Corinthian paper by reprinting 18 Union Pacific menu covers. In this case, the cover was used as as City of San Francisco dinner menu. Click image to … Continue reading
This lunch menu for December 28, 1957, was special for guests of the Columbus Dispatch going to the 1958 Rose Bowl, which pitted Ohio State against the University of Oregon. Ohio State was heavily favored to win, and they did, … Continue reading
We’ve seen this cover before on San Francisco Overland breakfast and lunch menus. We’ve also seen the inside before: the program for the 1955 Nebraska Division Safety Rally. Click image to download a 1.2-MB PDF of this menu. generic viagra … Continue reading
This is one of at least five Union Pacific color-photo menu covers featuring a photo of Mt. Hood. Indeed, it is possible that no other geographic feature appeared on so many UP color-photo menus. Click image to download a 1.9-MB … Continue reading
Union Pacific had menu covers for universities in every state that it served, including UC Berkeley, Kansas State College, Montana State University, University of Washington, and University of Wyoming. This one for the University of Denver is the only one … Continue reading
This menu cover is one of at least two Union Pacific menus that featured the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City. This particular menu was used on a tour of the National Automobile Dealers Association on January 22, 1949. For … Continue reading
We’ve seen this cover before on a 1954 lunch menu. The two menus have many similarities, but also some significant differences. Click image to download a PDF of this menu. Although some prices went up slightly between 1949 and 1954, … Continue reading
We’ve already seen this cover on a 1947 lunch menu. The lunch menu was fairly ordinary, with four table d’hôte meals and a few salads, sandwiches, and other a la carte items. This breakfast menu offers more choices, with seven … Continue reading