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Northern Pacific Breakfast Menu Postcard
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Postcard menu from the Northern Pacific railroad line, with a plate filled with a steaming stack of pancakes topped with sausage links, a domed cover, a dish of butter, a cup of hot coffee, and a silver coffee pitcher and creamer. The chinaware is monogrammed with the initials "N" and "P".
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W01372I
WHi 106221
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Northern Pacific Railway Breakfast Menu Interior
circa 1950-1959
Interior of the breakfast menu for the Northern Pacific Railway, with set menu (65 cents to $1.10) and à la carte selections.
Chicago North Western "Lost Your Appetite?" Sample Menu
circa 1934
Leaflet with sample menu and an illustration of a tall cold drink, behind which other dishes hold steaming hot food. The interior of the leaflet has an illustration of a couple sitting in a dining ...
Hotel Wisconsin Breakfast Menu
1938
One-page card menu with red borders for club breakfasts at the Hotel Wisconsin. Features the silhouette of a waitress holding a tray with a steaming coffee pot and two cups.
Rennebohm Menu
Front cover and interior pages of menu from Rennebohm's. The front cover features a wood-grain background with a silhouette of a cup of coffee. Interior pages feature color photographs of sandwiche...
North Coast Limited Dinner Menu: Yellowstone Park
Menu offering American cuisine for dinner service on the North Coast Limited, the flagship train of the Northern Pacific Railway. The front cover features an illustration of the Northern Pacific St...
Pre-Industrial Pig Dinner Menu
April 25, 2009
One-page menu for a pre-industrial (heritage breed) pig dinner, presented by Underground Food Collective. Features a profile view of a pig standing on a reverse-printed "doily" menu.
