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Memorial to President Ulysses S. Grant, menu, Saturday, August 8, 1885, Aborn House

Information

Date

1885-08-08

Description

Note: Embossed portrait of President Grant on cover; menu bound with black ribbon. Quotes on page 2: "I can go in safety where millions have gone before;" "Let the Blue and Gray shake hands today;" "Let us have peace" (Grant's 1868 campaign slogan) Restaurant: Aborn House Location: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Digital ID

men001582

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1p55f03h
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Cobb's Library Co., engravers, stationers, printers (Chicago, Illinois)
Contributor: Bowler & Holmdale (proprietors)

Subject

Menus
Menu design
Restaurant management--Prices
Dinners and dining
Restaurants
Cooking
Food service
Food habits
Manners and customs
Presidents
Men
Portraits
Cooking, European
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Time Period

1880s (1880 - 1889)

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

menus

Source

Memorial to President Ulysses S. Grant, menu, Aborn House, 1885 August 08

Archival Collection

Bohn-Bettoni Menu Collection

Digital Project

Menus: The Art of Dining

Citation

men001582. 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/d1p55f03h

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

7 x 4 3/8 inches

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff