Norfolk & Western Railway Menus, c. late 1940s-1960s? (Ms2013-080)

Title

Norfolk & Western Railway Menus, c. late 1940s-1960s? (Ms2013-080)

Subject

Cocktails--History
History of Food and Drink
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Railroad

Description

The collection contains breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and beverage menus from the Norfolk & Western Railway, as well as two unused carbon copy checks for Norfolk & Western Railway's Dining Car Service. The menus list prices and are in color or black & white. These menus describe a variety of dishes and full course meals, including the dining car's "Famous Salad Bowl... a meal in itself," Roast Sirloin of Beef, and Apple or Peach Pie, "baked on car today." The unused checks were "to be used ONLY for government meal or purchase orders for our armed forces (or allies)."

Neither the menus nor the checks are clearly dated. Several menus mention the President's Citizens Food Committee, which suggest they may be from the late 1940s.

Creator

Norfolk and Western Railway Company

Date

1940s- 1960s

Language

English

Identifier

Ms2013_080_NWMenus_

Bibliographic Citation

Norfolk & Western Railway Menus, Ms2013-080, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Rights Holder

<a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a>

Collection Tree

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Specials Menu for Norfolk and Western Railway
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Snack Menu for Norfolk and Western Railway
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"Dining on the N&W" Dinner Menu for Norfolk and Western Railway
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"Dining on the N&W" Dinner Menu for Norfolk and Western Railway
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"The Cavalier" Luncheon Menu for Norfolk and Western Railway
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"The Powhatan Arrow" Dinner Menu for Norfolk and Western Railway
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"The Cavalier" Dinner Menu for Norfolk and Western Railway
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Coffe Shop Club Car Menu
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Norfolk and Western Railway Dining Car Check. Two blank checks that are only allowed to be used for government meals or for purchase orders made by…
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The Cavalier Breakfast Menu for Norfolk and Western Railway
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Breakfast Menu for Norfolk and Western Railway
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Beverage Menu for Norfolk and Western Railway.

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