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Pullman Buffet Menu
| Front cover and first page of a menu from a railroad dining car, with a woman in long robes carrying a tray with a steaming dish of food. A border of fruits, vegetables, and seafood adorns the upper half of the menu; a quote ("Man, be merie as Brid on berie and al thi Care let away") from a Middle English carol and bottles of wine, wine glasses, and fruits decorate the border on the lower half. The initials "F.B.S." appear in the lower left-hand corner, near the name of the company and the date. Printed in black, green, and yellow inks. |
| Image ID: | 99840 |
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| Creation Date: | 1901 |
| Creator Name: | Rogers & Wells Co. |
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| Collection Name: | Ephemera collection, circa 1850-circa 2000 |
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| Original Format Type: | manuscript |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2724.21 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.125 x 7.25 inches |
| Food items on offer included many branded foods, hot entrees such as Armour Packing Co's. Chicken Tamale, Libby's Corned Beef Hash, or Burnham & Morrill Co's. Baked Beans (all 20 cents). The back cover of the menu has a notation in pencil: "Used on March 1, 1902 Presented to Ethel G. by Grace West." |
| Fruit |
| Fishes |
| Dresses |
| Tableware |
| Alcoholic beverages |
| Food service |
| Ephemera |
| Dinners and dining |
| Women |
| Restaurants |
| Railroad passenger cars |
| Waiters/Waitresses |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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