Book or Pamphlet
Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents Lunch Menu
| Lunch menu from the souvenir booklet of the Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents, with an embossed knife, fork, and spoon crossed over each other in the upper left-hand corner, with the legend "At Your Service" underneath, and an embossed ice bucket holding two bottles of champagne in the lower right-hand corner. The excursion was sponsored by the National Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents for members traveling via rail from Chicago, Illinois, to the association's semi-annual meeting in St. Paul, Minnesota. |
| Image ID: | 100146 |
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| Creation Date: | before 09 1887 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Chicago |
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| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Complimentary excursion to the general passenger & ticket agents, 1887 |
| Genre: | Book or Pamphlet |
| Original Format Type: | manuscript |
| Original Format Number: | PH 109 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8.5 x 7.5 inches |
| The front cover of the souvenir booklet has a lithographed three-quarter view of a railroad train on the tracks printed on a glossy, moiré-patterned card affixed to the cover with silken cords. "Baldwin & Gleason, N.Y." is printed beneath the image. The back cover of the souvenir booklet reads, "Compliments of The Chicago-Burlington & Quincy RR The St. Paul & Duluth RR The Northern Pacific RR The Wisconsin Central RR". Two golden ribbons are held in place by the four seals, stamped in red sealing wax, of the railroad companies. |
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| Railroad passenger cars |
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