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Menu for Al Fresco Luncheon to President William H. Taft
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Front cover and menu listing for a luncheon for President William Taft, with a wreath superimposed over two crossed flags: a 24-star Union flag and a Confederate flag. The two pages of the menu are tied together with a blue and grey cord, and include these quotations: "A bullet from the battlefields at Petersburg," "The scars left on our city by the siege are to-day hidden by the royal colors with which we welcome OUR PRESIDENT," and "'Each single wreck in the warpath of might, has become now a rock in the temple of right.'" The menu page includes an image of two candelabras and perhaps a clove-studded Smithfield ham?
May 19, 1909
Publication Information
| Date Created | May 19, 1909 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 11 x 19 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Menu collection, 1846-2020 |
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| Call Number | PH 3481.1 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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