Book or Pamphlet
Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents Dinner Menu
| Dinner menu from the souvenir booklet of the Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents, with a be-ribboned golden dinner bell suspended from a nail on the left-hand side of the menu and a crab holding an up-ended wine bottle in its claws on the right-hand side. A quotation at the top reads, "That all softening overpowering knell, The tocsin of the soul — the dinner bell!" 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: | 101446 |
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| Creation Date: | before 09 1887 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| 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 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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| Bells |
| Organizations |
| Alcoholic beverages |
| Bottles |
| Food service |
| Seafood |
| Ephemera |
| Dinners and dining |
| Souvenirs (Keepsakes) |
| Special days |
| Meetings |
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