This 1947 menu was used aboard a Canadian Pacific ship in “Triangle service,” meaning it shuttled from Seattle to Victoria to Vancouver and back to Seattle. We’ve previously seen two other menus in this series: a full-page photo with a little banner at the bottom captioning the photo. One was a 1950 menu showing Lake Louise on the cover; the other was a 1952 menu showing a steam locomotive entering one of the Spiral Tunnels. Like today’s, both were used on steamships.
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The name of the ship isn’t on the menu but in 1947 Canadian Pacific used the Princess Kathleen in this service. The Kathleen and Princess Marguerite had been built in 1924 specifically for Triangle service and did so until requisitioned during World War Ii for use as troop ships. The Marguerite did not survive the war but the Kathleen did and by 1947 was back in Triangle service. In 1949, CP transferred her to Vancouver-Alaska service, but that’s a story for tomorrow. Continue reading