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"The President,
Mrs. Harrison & party"
Apr 27, 1891
On the Parapet of Sutro
Heights, April 27, 1891
close-up
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Adolph Sutro with
President & Mrs. Harrison party, April 27, 1891, Sutro Heights
L-R: John
Wanamaker, Col. George H. Mendell (?), unknown, unknown, Adolph Sutro, President
Harrison, Mrs. Harrison, remaining unknown.
Marilyn Blaisdell Collection
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"THE PRESIDENT, MRS. HARRISON & PARTY, On the Parapet of Sutro Heights,
April 27th 1891"
Further
details of President Harrison's visit were located in a reference book
entitled...
BONANZA
BANQUETS
1950
Courtesy of Ron Weir, Collector's
Cache
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book spine |
luncheon menu |
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seating chart
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BONANZA
BANQUETS
THE BOOK
CLUB OF
CALIFORNIA 1950
KEEPSAKE
12 Gala
Banquet Menu's
in Slipcase
Presented by
the Book Club of
California in
1950 to their
Members as a
Free Premium for
their faithful
support. 12
original
folders, each
one containing a
reproduction of
the menu for a
lavish feast to
honor some
special
occasion, done
in 10 X 6
1/2-inch format.
Each folder
contains four
pages of
descriptive text
plus the menu,
and is contained
in the original
slipcase for
this annual
(slipcase is
constructed of
blue chemise
over boards with
leather labels
bearing gilt
imprinting
affixed to the
spine). The set
was edited by
Joseph Henry
Jackson and was
a limited run of
850 sets,
printed by
Anderson &
Ritchie.
The twelve
temping banquets
are:
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The menu
of a welcome
home dinner
given to
Lieutenant
James W.
Carlin,
U.S.N by his
friends of
the Bohemian
Club in 1889
at which
Rudyard
Kipling was
present.
Commentary
by Joseph
Henry
Jackson
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The
dinner menu
of the
Palace
Hotel, San
Francisco,
on the
evening of
Wednesday,
September
10, 1879
together
with a list
of their
wines.
Commentary
by Lucius
Beebe
-
The menu
of a
complimentary
banquet to
Hon. Anson
Burlingame
and the
Chinese
Ambassador
at the Lick
House, San
Francisco,
Tuesday,
April 28,
1868.
Commentary
by Oscar
Lewis
-
The menu
of the Sixth
Annual
Dinner of
the San
Francisco
Medical
Benevolent
Society at
the Baldwin
on Saturday,
January 31,
1880.
Commentary
by Salvatore
Lucia.
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The menu
of a
journalistic
and
typographical
banquet at
the French
Rotisserie,
Virgina
City,
Nevada, on
March 23,
1879.
Commentary
supplied by
Phil
Townsend
Hanna.
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The bill
of fare and
wine list of
the St.
Francis
Hotel, San
Fancisco,
for
Saturday,
January 19,
1850.
Commentary
by Lawton
Mackall.
Then, as
now, one of
the finest
restaurants
and hotels
in the
world.
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The menu
of a
luncheon
given for
the
President of
the United
States,
Benjamin F.
Harrison, at
Sutro
Heights on
April 27,
1891.
Commentary
by Lindley
Bynum
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The menu
of a banquet
for the
Grand
Commandery
of
California
Knights
Templar at
the
Occidental
Hotel on
Tuesday,
October 18,
1864.
Commentary
by M.F.K.
Fisher
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The bill
of fare for
the Pacific
Mail
Steamship,
"Tennessee"
for November
23, 1851.
Commentary
by Robert
O'Brien
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Free
lunch and
commercial
lunch menus
of the
Palace of
Art, San
Francisco.
How long has
it been
since
anyplace has
offered a
"Free Lunch"
in your
neighborhood?
Commentary
by Francis
Lewis Gould
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Programme
and bill of
fare for the
Midwar
Plaisance
Cafe and
Vaudeville
Theatre,
week of July
3, 1899.
Commentary
by Henry
Perry.
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Table
d'hote menu
and music
program for
Bilkanco's,
November 7,
1907.
Commentary
by Ruth
Teiser.
Going to the
city to attend a
banquet, the
theatre, or just
a fine dinner,
was a special
event then, just
as it is now.
These reminders
of days gone by
are fantastic
tributes to the
culinary skills
and imagination
of the chefs and
menu planners of
that era. Your
mouth will be
watering by the
time you finish
reading these
interesting
glimpses back in
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Finally,
President Harrison's Trip Itinerary...
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From the collection of John Hall
San Francisco Chronicle - 27 Apr 1891
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SF Chronicle - 28 Apr 1891
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The San Francisco Call - Apr 28 1891
Daily Alta California - 28 Apr 1891
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Alton Evening Telegraph - Apr 28, 1891
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