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La Touraine steamship, lunch menu and concert program, May 4, 1891

Information

Date

1891-05-04

Description

Note: Cie Gle Transatlantique at top of menu; features photograph titled "Constantine, Quartier Arabe." Accompanying music concert program lists titles and composers and has illustration of crossed French and American flags. Handwritten signatures of performers appear below each selection. Two of the signatures are by Nellie Melba, one is by Edouard de Reszke; another is possibly by Fernando De Lucia, another possibly by Jean Lasalle Menu insert: Music Programs Restaurant: La Touraine steamship Location: France

Digital ID

men000439

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1nz8162h
Details

Alternative Title

Paquebot La Touraine, menu du dejeuner; La Touraine, menu du dejeuner; Programme du concert;

Contributor

Contributor: Compagnie générale transatlantique
Contributor: Berthaud, photographer (Paris, France)

Subject

Menus
Menu design
Restaurant management--Prices
Dinners and dining
Restaurants
Cooking
Food service
Food habits
Manners and customs
Flags
Cities and towns--U.S. states
Animals
Cooking, European
Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931
Reszke, Édouard de
De Lucia, Fernando, 1860-1925
Lasalle, Jean

Time Period

1890s (1890 - 1899)

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

menus

Source

La Touraine steamship, lunch menu and concert program, 1891 May 04

Archival Collection

Bohn-Bettoni Menu Collection

Digital Project

Menus: The Art of Dining

Citation

men000439. 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/d1nz8162h

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

9 1/2 x 6 inches
589 bytes

Language

French

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff