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New Year's Eve 1908, menu, Hotel Butler Cafe

Information

Date

1908-12-31 to 1909-01-01

Description

Note: Menu is folded to be mailed as a postcard, with space for a message, address and stamp. Addressed to "Mr. John Bohn, The Hotel World, Chicago." Inside of menu has pop-up illustrations of "Father Time" (1908) and a cherub with arrows pointing towards the the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909). Toasts to the old and new years and lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne" are printed inside. Music program included; music by Schmidt's Orchestra. Champagne list included. Back of the menu features photographs of buildings at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, "ready June first, 1909." Menu insert: Toasts; Wine lists; Song Lyrics Restaurant: Hotel Butler Café Location: Seattle, Washington, United States

Digital ID

men001434

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1j679d14
Details

Contributor

Contributor: White Advertising Bureau Inc. (Seattle, Washington)

Subject

Menus
Menu design
Restaurant management--Prices
Dinners and dining
Restaurants
Cooking
Food service
Food habits
Manners and customs
Angels
Bells
Exhibition buildings
Men
Cooking, American
Schmidt's Orchestra

Time Period

1900s (1900 - 1909)

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

menus

Source

New Year's Eve menu, Hotel Butler Cafe, 1908 December 31 to 1909 January 01

Archival Collection

Bohn-Bettoni Menu Collection

Digital Project

Menus: The Art of Dining

Citation

men001434. Bohn-Bettoni Menu Collection, 1854-1939. MS-00793. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1j679d14

Rights

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Extent

8 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches
986 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff