[Coronado Photo & Menu] [Original Cabinet Card Photograph of Hotel Del Coronado. Includes Christmas 1897 Dinner Menu on verso and Musical Program Ribbon]

Published by Anonymous, 1897

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Seller: Barry Lawrence Ruderman, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.Barry Lawrence Ruderman

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Hotel del Coronado: Printed Christmas Menu & Original Photograph A rare elegant photographic keepsake issued for an 1897 Christmas dinner and musical performance at the Hotel del Coronado.  The original photogra. Original photograph print, mounted on card. Cabinet card format. With menu printed in gold on verso of mount. White silk ribbon tied to card: "Musical Program / Christmas / 1897. Hotel del Coronado, Coronado Beach, Cal." Slight wear to edges of card mount. Else clean and very good. Hotel del Coronado: Printed Christmas Menu & Original Photograph A rare elegant photographic keepsake issued for an 1897 Christmas dinner and musical performance at the Hotel del Coronado. The original photograph shows the majestic Hotel Del in all its glory. The impressive Christmas feast menu is printed in gold ink on the matte black verso of the card mount, and included: A Manhattan Blue Points / Little Neck Clams Salted Almonds / Celery / Olives Clear Green Turtle / Cream of Asparagus, Benoiton Salmon a la Cambaceres / Filet of Bass, Trouville Cucumbers / Potatoes Bignon / Tomatoes Timbales of English Pheasant, D'Artois Turkey, Chestnut Dressing Suckling Pig, a l'Americaine Supreme of Chicken, Lucullus / Sweetbreads a la Sultan Canvas Back Duck, Fried Hominy Casserolette of Terrapin, Maryland Filet of Beef, Larded, Mazarin Desserts: Lemon Meringue Pie, Mince Pie, Charlotte Russe, Roquefort, Edam, Swiss and Club House Cheese. The Hotel del Coronado, built in 1888, is a historic beachfront hotel in Coronado, California, renowned for its distinctive Queen Anne Revival architecture characterized by its red turrets, wooden construction, and sprawling, picturesque design. As one of the largest wooden structures in the United States, it became an iconic symbol of Victorian elegance and luxury, attracting celebrities, dignitaries, and visitors from around the world. The hotel played a significant role in the development of Southern California as a tourist destination and is recognized as a National Historic Landmark, celebrated for its architectural grandeur and historical significance in American hospitality. Rarity While 19th-century photographs of the Hotel del Coronado are fairly common in the market, this special menu keepsake with the original musical program ribbon still attached is a very rare survivor. …

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Title
[Coronado Photo & Menu] [Original Cabinet Card Photograph of Hotel Del Coronado. Includes Christmas 1897 Dinner Menu on verso and Musical Program Ribbon]
Author
Anonymous
Publisher
Anonymous
Publication year
1897
Condition
VG
Book Type
Map
Binding
No Binding
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Barry Lawrence Ruderman is a specialist dealer in rare and important works on paper from the 15th century to the present. Today, our focus extends from the firm’s traditional core specialty in historical cartography, now encompassing a wide range of rare books, Americana (with particular strengths in Western Americana, Texana, and the American Revolution), early photography, old master prints, and significant manuscripts. Our clients include many of the most important public and private collections active today.…

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