In the mid-1950s, Fred Harvey introduced a series of nine menus cross-advertising its restaurant chain. We’ve already seen a 1958 dinner menu used at Albuquerque’s Alvarado Hotel that featured Grand Canyon National Park on the cover. This menu in turn … Continue reading
Fred Harvey issued several menus with patriotic themes during World War II, including menus helping people identify Army, Navy, and Marine Corps insignia. This one shows officer stripes from ensign to admiral and sailor insignia from boatswain to radio-electrician. Click … Continue reading
As the number of trains operated by Santa Fe and other railroads shrank, the number of hotels and restaurants operated by Fred Harvey also shrank. An ad in yesterday’s 1956 timetable lists ten hotels and restaurants along the Santa Fe … Continue reading
In addition to operating dining cars, restaurants, and hotels, Fred Harvey sold lots of gifts, particularly Indian-themed goods in Arizona and New Mexico. Here are some postcards featuring the company’s wares on display at the Indian Building in the Albuquerque … Continue reading
At various times in its history, Fred Harvey owned or managed dozens of hotels and restaurants, many of which were a part of or immediately adjacent to Santa Fe train stations. It probably issued postcards advertising all of them, but … Continue reading
Fred Harvey issued lots of postcards showing Santa Fe trains crossing the country. We’ve seen many in the past; here are a few more presented in approximately east-to-west order. All of these are Phostint cards printed for Fred Harvey by … Continue reading
Based on this timetable, a better name for Kansas City Southern might have been Shreveport Northern. Table 1 shows three trains a day between Shreveport and Kansas City. Table 2 shows two trains a day between Shreveport and New Orleans. … Continue reading
During the 1931 season, the Empress of Britain made nine round trips between Southampton and Quebec. For its last westbound trip of the season, however, it headed straight to New York, where it was prepared for its first world cruise. … Continue reading
South America-Africa was the last cruise added to Canadian Pacific’s offerings, first taking place in 1928. Although the cruise visited some famous sites, including the pyramids and Mount Vesuvius, these were also visited by the world and Mediterranean cruises. Otherwise, … Continue reading
We’ve already seen a couple of the menus used on the 1926-27 world cruise, including the Valentine’s Day menu and Washington’s Birthday menu. Here are a few more. Click image to view and download a PDF of this menu from … Continue reading
