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Paisan's Menu
Menu from Paisan's, an Italian restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin that operated from 1950 to 2022. The menu features illustrations, signed "Christensen," of an archway and tables and chairs in the re...
Meatless Day Breakfast Menu
circa 1910-1919
Meatless Day breakfast advertising menu, with a bowl of cereal and a spoon at the top and packages of Krumbles and Toasted Corn Flakes, Kellogg's pre-packaged breakfast cereals, in the bottom corne...
Meatless Day Today's Specials Menu
circa 1910-1919
Meatless Day advertising menu with a bowl of cereal and packages of Kellogg's Krumbles and Toasted Corn Flakes, and a list of specials served from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Additional desserts are handwrit...
"Salve" Menu
June 8, 1895
One-page card menu, possibly from the restaurant in the Hotel Pfister. At the top left is an embossed crest with the Latin greeting "Salve" ("Welcome") surrounded by acanthus leaves, printed in red...
L'Etoile Restaurant 20th Anniversary Dinner Menu
August 1996
One-page menu for the twentieth anniversary of L'Etoile Restaurant, with a side illustration of vegetables, fruit, leaves, and other plant life.
The Victor Hugo Inn Menu
September 27, 1961
Menu offering American cuisine for The Victor Hugo Inn in Laguna Beach, California. The restaurant opened in 1938 and burned in a fire in 1954. It was rebuilt, but eventually closed in 1979 when it...
