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Bright and happy Christmas to you 1898, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., December 25, 1898

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Date

1898-12-25

GUSN

GUSN-318618

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Description

The menu has such dishes as turtle soup, halibut, turkey, boudin of quail, Lalla Rookh Punch and Christmas Pudding. The menu is inside a frame decorated with pink fowers and the Vendome Column embossed in silver. The hotel owner is C.H. Greenleaf & Co. The frame has a piece so it can stand on a flat surface.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

1 menu : color illustrations ; 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06.04.036

Image Dimensions

8 3/4 x 6 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

C.H. Greenleaf & Co. (Owner)

Material Type

menus

Subjects

Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)
Colonne Vendo^me (Paris, France)

Description Level

Item

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