1856-09-08
GUSN-308833
The menu has a wine list in addition to the food dishes. Girard House was designed and built by John McArthur, the architect of Philadelphia City Hall. The hotel was commandeered by the Union Army as a uniform factory and barracks in 1861.
advertising
business (commercial function)
hotels (public accommodations)
restaurants
food
menus
1 menu ; 7 3/4 x 5 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.06.19.008
7 3/4 x 5 (HxW)(inches)
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
menus
McArthur, John, 1823-1890
Presbury & Billings
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
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