Chicago & Alton R.R. 1880s Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) asparagus and Escoffier’s famous dessert

asparagus and Escoffier’s famous dessert creation Peach Melba

The hotel went through a succession of owners until it was finally bought by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church in 1975 for $5

A rebus is a device dating back to the middle ages that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words

dated 1813

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Chicago & Alton R.R. 1880s Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) asparagus and Escoffier’s famous dessertDuring the 1890s, the Chicago and Alton Rail Road carried two million passengers a year in style. The iron horses that traveled between Illinois and Missouri had the first Pullman sleepers and there was dining on board. This Bill of Fare advertising lunch includes quotes from Shakespeare, Shelly, Swift and Longfellow. Courtesy Private Collection. Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available. We make our prints with archival