Like other menus in the Moderne series, this one takes its front and back cover photos from an Art Nouveau series menu. Both photos are by Haynes, which probably refers to F. Jay Haynes rather than his son Jack Haynes. … Continue reading
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Here’s another menu in the Union Pacific Moderne series with a cover that is carried over from the Art Nouveau series. The front cover photo is credited to Prentiss, referring to Arthur Prentiss (1865-1941), a Portland photographer who documented early … Continue reading
We’ve seen this cover illustration before on one of Union Pacific’s Art Nouveau menus from 1934. In 1935, UP redesigned its menus in what I call the Moderne series using the illustrations and text from the Art Nouveau series. Although … Continue reading
The El Escalante Hotel menus shown in the last two days, whose covers we hadn’t seen before, came with these three menus whose covers we have seen before. I’m including with them the envelope that could have been used (but … Continue reading
Here’s another menu in Union Pacific’s lodge series that we haven’t seen before. This one depicts a scene in Zion National Park. As with yesterday’s photo, the colors are completely off; here’s a more realistic view of the mountains from … Continue reading
This menu was used at Union Pacific’s Cedar City lodgings where many visitors to southern Utah parks spent their first night after getting off a train. UP had built a 33-mile branch line to Cedar City specifically to serve tourist … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a dinner menu that featured a painting of coneflowers and daisies on the front, with a smaller painting of gaillardia and cattails on the back. This menu has the same two paintings in reverse. These paintings, as … Continue reading
Swiftcurrent Falls are far from the most spectacular falls in the world, but they are frequently photographed as they are right next to the road to the Many Glacier Hotel. The lake shown in most photos of the hotel is … Continue reading
At first glance, this undated menu appears to have a lot in common with yesterday’s: a cover featuring a Canadian Pacific Rocky Mountain resort with an undated dinner menu on an unnamed Alaska steamship inside. I dated yesterday’s menu to … Continue reading
This menu, which was used on a steamship to Alaska, offers a few mysteries. First, when was it issued? Second, who was Mark Triton (or Tritun), which seems to be the signature on the cover painting? And third, was this … Continue reading