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1897 New Year's greet, dinner menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., January 1, 1897

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Date

1897-01-01

GUSN

GUSN-318617

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Description

The menu featured such dishes as fresh mushroom patties, lake trout, frogs' legs, venison, frozen Tom and Jerry and baked Indian Pudding. A wreath with holly and berries decorates the menu cover.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
hotels (public accommodations)
restaurants
food
menus

Physical Description

1 menu : color illustration ; 6 3/4 x 5 1/4

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06.04.035

Image Dimensions

6 3/4 x 5 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Martha Loomis, 30 August 1928.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

menus

Subjects

Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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