Tonga Room Menu | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Tonga Room Menu

Tonga Room Menu | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Front cover and partial menu listing with drinks overleaf. Front cover has a porthole view of pairs of men in three boats with mountains and palm trees in the background, the name of the restaurant in brushwork lettering. Inside are spot illustrations of imagined island inhabitants and bountiful fruits and vegetables, and a background image of a bare-breasted island dancer wearing a headdress with twin peaked blooms and holding a long-necked pitcher on a platter.
DESCRIPTION
Front cover and partial menu listing with drinks overleaf. Front cover has a porthole view of pairs of men in three boats with mountains and palm trees in the background, the name of the restaurant in brushwork lettering. Inside are spot illustrations of imagined island inhabitants and bountiful fruits and vegetables, and a background image of a bare-breasted island dancer wearing a headdress with twin peaked blooms and holding a long-necked pitcher on a platter.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:105154
Creation Date:
Creator Name:Gonzalez, A.
City:San Francisco
County:
State:California
Collection Name:Menu collection, 1846-2014
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:manuscript
Original Format Number:PH 3481 (3)
Original Dimensions:10.5 x 17.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The back cover of the menu has a three-quarter view illustration of the Fairmont Hotel, with a view of surrounding Nob Hill, a streetcar, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
SUBJECTS
Fruit
Vegetables
Windows
Food service
Ephemera
Islands
Mountains
Dinners and dining
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Men
Pacific Islanders
Women
Hotels
Restaurants
Boats and boating
Ocean

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