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New Year's 1909, menu, Hotel Robidoux
Date
1905-03-23
Archival Collection
Description
Note: Illustration of cherub standing atop a globe set in a clock face on cover. Menu is bound with ivory cord and tassel. Toast to 1909 printed inside. Prix fixe is $1.00. Unreadable printer's name appears on cover illustration Menu insert: Toasts; Poems Restaurant: Hotel Robidoux Location: St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
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Unknown railroad company, Pullman buffet, menu and wine list
Date
1905-03-15
Archival Collection
Description
Note: Cover includes lines from a Middle English carol: "Man, be merie, as brid on berie an al thi care let away." "F.B.S." and "1901" at bottom left of cover. Includes wine, beer and other beverages list and tobacco products list Menu insert: Wine lists; Tobacco products lists; Beer lists Location: United States
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Hotel Brunswick dinner menu, Sunday, October 21, 1883
Date
1883-10-21
Archival Collection
Description
Note: Illustration on front cover engraved by John A. Lowell & Co., Boston, U.S.A., no. 61A. For wine cards apply to waiters. All articles ordered not on the Bill of Fare will be charged extra. Fruit or Dessert taken from the table will be charged extra. Location of restaurant handwritten near name of proprietor Restaurant: Hotel Brunswick Location: Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States
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The Southern, menu, Sunday, July 16, 1882
Date
1882-07-16
Archival Collection
Description
Note: Folded menu with envelope. The envelope has a partial cancellation mark but the stamp is missing. It is addressed "The Hotel World, Chicago, Ills." The back of the envelope has a monogrammed SH. Menu and envelope are printed on tan paper with a reptilian scale pattern. "Thoroughly Fire-proof" is printed on the front of the menu Restaurant: The Southern Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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The Magic 300-Mile Circle Map: map
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). The Magic 300-Mile Circle. A map showing Las Vegas as the hub of a 300-mile circle containing the most significant tourist attractions in the southwestern United States.
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Photograph of Fortification Hill, Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
The view of Fortification Hill at Lake Mead. Created in the late 1930s when Hoover Dam was built atop of the Colorado River, Lake Mead is one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the United States at 112 miles long and 500 feet deep.
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Sands Hotel, "Hooray For Hollywood" 22nd anniversary party menu, circa 1974
Date
1974 to 1975
Archival Collection
Description
Note: The Sands opened on December 15, 1952, so its 22nd anniversary may have been celebrated in late 1974 or early 1975. Menu opens up like a clapper board Restaurant: Sands Hotel and Casino Location: 3355 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Circus Maximus, wine list;
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Note: Pictured: Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Ann-Margret, Sammy Davis, Jr., Tom Jones, Lynda Carter, Diana Ross, Paul Anka. Roman Coliseum picture Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: Circus Maximus Location: 3750 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Bacchanal, dinner menu
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Note: Gold cord at menu spine; Quotes from famous Romans inside menu; Bacchanal concept conceived by Nat Hart, who is considered one of Las Vegas's first celebrity chefs Menu insert: Quotations Restaurant: Bacchanal Location: 3570 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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