Menus

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Location Note

85M-01-314-Z-F-0102

GUSN

GUSN-181210

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Description

This series contains menus that date from the 1830s until approximately 1910. These items include highly decorated items produced for special occasions and standard menus issued by restaurants, steamships, and hotels. The geographic coverage is largely limited to Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

events
restaurants
steamships
hotels (public accommodations)
menus

Physical Descrption

4 document cases, additional oversized menus in EP001.15

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06

Date Notes

1830s-ca. 1910

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

menus

Subjects

Dinners and dining

Description Level

Series

Location Note

85M-01-314-Z-F-0102

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