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Complimentary dinner tendered to Capt. Henry Osborne Nickerson, by his fellow-servants in the New England Navigation Company, location unknown, March 27, 1909

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1909-03-27

GUSN

GUSN-309875

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Description

The transportation theme was incorporated into the menu with such items as "Fall River Line Punch," "Boston Merchants Line Style Strawberry Fruit Ice Cream" and "New Haven Line Potato Croquettes." Committee members are listed on a separate page. Nickerson's portrait is on the menu cover.

Details

Descriptive Terms

transportation
steamships
shipmasters
food
menus

Physical Description

1 menu : illustrations ; 7 x 4 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06.08.015

Image Dimensions

7 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph Mann, June 1959.

Record Details

Material Type

menus

Other Organizations

New England Navigation Company

Description Level

Item

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