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Menu, first Social Court, Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, December 19, 1895

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1895-12-19

Location Note

HGO-01-001-O-C-105

GUSN

GUSN-309867

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Description

The menu has lobster, English partridge, ices and assorted cakes. The Society officers are listed. A colonial sentry is between a medal and a peace pipe in the cover illustration. "The first Social Court was held at the residence of Deputy Governor-General Michael Myers Shoemaker, Cincinnati, December 19, 1895, to celebrate the 220th anniversary of the Great Swamp Fight." The quote is from the Society's "Second Annual Register," 1897, p. 30.

Details

Descriptive Terms

societies
food
menus

Physical Description

1 menu : color illustrations ; 6 1/2 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06.08.014

Image Dimensions

6 1/2 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of W.D. Paterson, 23 October 1928.

Places

Cincinnati (Hamilton county, Ohio)
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Printer)

Material Type

menus

Other Organizations

Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Ohio

Subjects

King Philip’s War, 1675-1676
United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-O-C-105

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