Shleppey, John W., 1901-1975
biographical statement
Tulsa area businessman and collector who owned and operated Shleppey Outdoor Advertising. Later he owned a bookstore in Seattle. He was a lifelong acquirer of things, beginning when he was a child before 1920. His extensive collection of books, artifacts, and papers was bequeathed to the University of Tulsa by the Shleppey family following his death in September 1975.
Found in 715 Collections and/or Records:
Thunderbird Restaurant brochure
Thunderbird Restaurant brochure, undated, possibly 1957
Thunderbird Restaurant - Snoqualmie Summit Ski Area. "A new adventure! Summer or winter, ride the chair lift to gourmet dining a top a mountain, 46 miles from Seattle's Floating Bridge."
Brochure advertising the amenities and features of the restaurant atop a mountain. Also includes a bifold table card that discusses weather and how much architectural engineering and effort went into designing a working restaurant.
Top Notch Cafe breakfast menu
Top Notch Cafe breakfast menu, 1956-04
Top Notch Cafe breakfast menu. Medford, Oregon.
Illustrated menu cover. Breakfast menu items listed. Lower left corner inside gives numbers that may indicate this was printed in 4-56.
Top of the Inn menu
Top of the Inn menu, undated
Top of the Inn. Seattle, Washington.
Illustrated cover. Menu lists wines, dinner items, and desserts. Verso indicates that P.R. Hart and Company Inc., printed this item in Seattle, Washington.
Top of the Sorrento menu
Top of the Sorrento menu, undated
Top of the Sorrento. Sorrento Hotel, Terry and Madison - Seattle, Washington. MAin 2-6400.
Illustrated menu cut to be shaped like a cable car or trolley filled with characters dressed in 1890s-era clothing. Menu lists steak dinners.
Topspot Cafe paper napkin, undated
Topspot Cafe. Specializes in fine Chinese dinners. [Hours listed.] For orders to take home please call PA 3-1717, PA 2-9778.
Illustrated napkin.
Trader Vic's menu
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- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 250
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- Seattle World's Fair (1962). 2
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