We’ve previously seen a 1948 version of this menu with the tiny yet notable difference that the cover photo on this one is titled “Farming” while the later one is called “Green Gold.” No doubt someone in the Rio Grande … Continue reading
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The Burlington didn’t get much closer to Glacier National Park than it did to the redwoods, but at least its partner, Great Northern, did. Glacier, says the text on the back, “is a land of pagan gods and wary mountain … Continue reading
This menu was used by the Burlington in 1943 in the midst of World War II, when few people were taking sightseeing vacations. That’s okay because the Burlington didn’t go anywhere near the redwoods featured on the cover anyway. Though … Continue reading
This unusual document is almost as much a travel brochure as it is a menu. The front cover is typical for a Burlington menu in the immediate post-war years, many of which feature a simple drawing. What makes this menu … Continue reading
This menu is a little smaller and printed on lower-grade paper than the menus of the last two days. It was used on a special train for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks on their way to their national … Continue reading
This menu is the same size and printed on similar paper to yesterday’s. The back cover, however, prominently mentions the new Denver Zephyr, which–it says–“inaugurated 16-hour service between the Great Lakes and the Rockies May 31st.” That dates the menu … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen Northern Pacific and Rio Grande menus featuring a photograph glued on to their front covers. Here is a similar menu from the Burlington Route. Gluing on a photo gives a slight three-dimensional quality to the cover, but … Continue reading
The Southern Pacific may have still been friendly to passengers in 1949, but its coffee shop menus were a single card rather than a folder. If it seems like SP wasn’t pampering the coach passengers who frequented the coffee shop … Continue reading
Here’s another menu with a cover painting by Michel Kady, similar to ones we’ve seen featuring Chinatown and other California scenes. This one is special because it has a train in the picture, something not found on most Southern Pacific … Continue reading
Here are more Southern Pacific menus featuring covers by Bay Area artist Michel Kady. These were used during a trip by the 1934 University of Southern California football team to play the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. USC lost that … Continue reading