S/S Laconia 1936 Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Patrons sat in red leather

Patrons sat in red leather banquettes in a wood-paneled dining room

you've come only a skimpy quarter of the way

McDonnell employed a local artist to sketch whimsical interpretations of the car-hops or waiters that served cokes

now occupies the space that was once the splendid Hotel Continental

This 1855 “bill of fare” is the oldest menu in The Culinary Institute of America’s collection and it is a beauty

S/S Laconia 1936 Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Patrons sat in red leatherIt must be fun to celebrate a New Year on the ocean waves.. this charming vintage menu from the SS Laconia shows both passengers and the mythic creatures who live at the bottom of the sea celebrating in style. Dated 1936, this beautifully illustrated menu would have been put before passengers on a trip between Southampton and New York. Commandeered for service during WWII, the Laconia was sunk in 1942. Courtesy Herbert Beazley Collection. Each print