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Independence Day menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., July 4, 1900

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1900-07-04

GUSN

GUSN-309332

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Description

The dishes offered include boiled turkey, prime ribs, tapioca pudding and Punch Independence. Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence in the cover illustration with the caption "Writing the greatest of all state papers."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
hotels (public accommodations)
restaurants
food
holidays
Independence Day
presidents
menus

Physical Description

1 menu : illustration ; 8 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06.04.010

Image Dimensions

8 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Martha Loomis, 30 August 1928.

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Loughead & Co. (Printer)

Material Type

menus

Other People

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Subjects

Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783

Description Level

Item

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