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Menu, wartime dining car service, Grand Central Terminal, New York, New York, 1943

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1943

GUSN

GUSN-308876

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Description

The policy coverning wartime dining car service is described. The breakfast menu is listed. Text on the menu verso urges people to buy war bonds. The cover illustration is the main concourse in Grand Central Terminal.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
railroads
railroad stations
dining cars
food
breakfasts
menus

Physical Description

1 menu : illustration ; 9 1/4 x 6 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06.20.006

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

menus

Subjects

World War, 1939-1945

Description Level

Item

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