Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century

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Open Window, Cambridge, Massachusetts. "Where the village smithie showed his horse: an old barn."

Very plain mimeographed typewritten menu with the name, location, and tagline handwritten in pencil.

Lists steak dinners and other meals.

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Pan American PAA World's most experienced airline - Welcome Aboard. Cover is color photograph illustration that can be removed, presumably to accommodate images of other destinations.

Menu lists full-course seafood dinner.

Scope and Contents Pelican's Roost. Verso of the photo-postcard indicates that this was a bar or lounge located in the Jordan Marsh department store in Miami, Florida. Cover illustration shows a pelican balancing bottles on its beak. Menu lists spirits, cocktails, beers, wines, and other drinks. Photo-postcard shows the outside of Jordan Marsh Department Store. Date on this resource record has been extrapolated from the postcard's description of the store as brand new; the location...

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Pierre's, 2201 South Harvard. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Color illustrated cover.

Menu lists steaks, salads, and Lebanese dinners. This item has been determined to be an earlier variant based on prices.

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Pierre's. 2201 South Harvard. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Color illustrated cover.

Menu lists steaks, broiler meals, and Lebanese dinners. This item has been determined to be a later variant based on food prices.

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Pizza Pete - The Eating Treat. Color illustrated cover. Lists 6 locations with phone numbers in the Seattle area.

Menu lists pizza options, specialties, Italian sandwiches, and spaghetti.

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Powers Twin Teepees, 7201 Aurora Avenue, Seattle, Washington.

Cover is illustrated with cartoonish stereotypes of Native Americans.

Menu lists sandwiches, seafood, and steaks. An attachment page dated for "Monday" lists the dinner menu, including shrimp cocktails and typical meat dishes.

Scope and Contents Purdy's Cafe, 823 Granville St., Vancouver, B.C.Yellow cover illustrated with yellow totem pole images. Menu lists seafood, sandwiches, and breakfast and lunch options.The daily specials list steaks and seafood for dinner, as well as starters and dessert.The meditations flyer talks about living a better life and seems to be a series of self-affirmations to be repeated.The business card could be a sticker backed on a pink card—this is not clear...

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Qualicum Beach Resort, located on Vancouver Island.

Cover has a color photograph overlooking a golf course and the Strait of Georgia. Interior describes Qualicum Beach's amenities.

Full-course menu lists cold cuts and lunch fare.

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Rascal House. 172nd St. and Collins Ave. Miami Beach's Motel Row. Extensive menu lists everything from sandwiches to club meals and breakfast items. Multiple attachment cards mention specials and cocktails.