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- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Skiing at Caberfae," 1949 - In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- March 16, 1949
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"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Skiing at Caberfae," 1949
In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Spring in the Fruit Country," 1949 - In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- March 04, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Spring in the Fruit Country," 1949
In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- "Michigan Wild Flowers," Menu from The Dining Rooms at the J. L. Hudson Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1952 -
- June 06, 1952
- Collections - Artifact
"Michigan Wild Flowers," Menu from The Dining Rooms at the J. L. Hudson Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1952
- Thanksgiving Menu from the Adams House, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1847 -
- November 25, 1847
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Thanksgiving Menu from the Adams House, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1847
- Civilian Conservation Corps Christmas Dinner Menu, December 1933 - President Franklin Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933 during the early years of the Great Depression. The Corps enlisted unemployed, single young men to work in America's public lands, forests, and national parks. The men earned $30 a month and received food, clothing, and lodging. More than 2 1/2 million men served by the time the program ended in 1942.
- December 25, 1933
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Civilian Conservation Corps Christmas Dinner Menu, December 1933
President Franklin Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933 during the early years of the Great Depression. The Corps enlisted unemployed, single young men to work in America's public lands, forests, and national parks. The men earned $30 a month and received food, clothing, and lodging. More than 2 1/2 million men served by the time the program ended in 1942.
- Fred Harvey Restaurant Menu Featuring "Arrival of the Harvey Girls" by Doris Lee, 1947 - Doris Lee (1904-1983) painted scenes from everyday American life. Her interest in and collections of American folk art influenced her work. During the 1940s and 1950s, <em>Life</em> magazine sent Lee on several assignments and commissioned her to illustrate her travels. In 1945, she went to Hollywood. While there, MGM, too, hired Lee to create works around its film, <em>The Harvey Girls</em>.
- October 31, 1947
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Fred Harvey Restaurant Menu Featuring "Arrival of the Harvey Girls" by Doris Lee, 1947
Doris Lee (1904-1983) painted scenes from everyday American life. Her interest in and collections of American folk art influenced her work. During the 1940s and 1950s, Life magazine sent Lee on several assignments and commissioned her to illustrate her travels. In 1945, she went to Hollywood. While there, MGM, too, hired Lee to create works around its film, The Harvey Girls.
- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "At Rainbow Club, Au Sable River," 1949 - In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- March 01, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "At Rainbow Club, Au Sable River," 1949
In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- Dinner Menu from the United States Navy Service School at Ford Rouge Plant, Memorial Day, 1941 - The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Ford also made additional Rouge factory facilities and equipment available for Navy use. Thousands of young Navy recruits graduated as machinists, electricians, and radiomen or acquired other skilled training here during the war years.
- May 01, 1941
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Dinner Menu from the United States Navy Service School at Ford Rouge Plant, Memorial Day, 1941
The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Ford also made additional Rouge factory facilities and equipment available for Navy use. Thousands of young Navy recruits graduated as machinists, electricians, and radiomen or acquired other skilled training here during the war years.
- Menu, "Great Central Fair Restaurant, Philadelphia, in Aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission," June 1864 -
- June 01, 1864
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Menu, "Great Central Fair Restaurant, Philadelphia, in Aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission," June 1864
- Fred Harvey Services Santa Fe Dining Car Menu Prepared for the University of Detroit Band, November 25, 1949 - Fred Harvey partnered with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway to offer quick but quality food at stations along the railroad's routes through the southwestern United States. In time, he brought his trademark "Fred Harvey Service" aboard Santa Fe's dining cars. This menu was for a meal prepared for members of the University of Detroit Band in November 1949.
- November 25, 1949
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Fred Harvey Services Santa Fe Dining Car Menu Prepared for the University of Detroit Band, November 25, 1949
Fred Harvey partnered with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway to offer quick but quality food at stations along the railroad's routes through the southwestern United States. In time, he brought his trademark "Fred Harvey Service" aboard Santa Fe's dining cars. This menu was for a meal prepared for members of the University of Detroit Band in November 1949.