A printed banquet menu from U.S. Army Transport, 1900. Mess dinners, regimental reunions and naval officers’ nights produced some of the most distinctive printed ephemera of their era.
Military and naval banquet menus document a distinctive social world. From the Grand Army of the Republic’s annual reunions to West Point graduation dinners, regimental mess nights, U.S. Navy fleet dinners and officers’ messes aboard warships — these printed cards often feature regimental crests, ship’s insignia, and hand-tinted illustrations.
What you receive
- Three print sizes: 8×10, 11×14, 16×20 inches (300 DPI).
- Two versions of each size: a pure print (no added text) and a museum print (with a small caption).
- One ZIP file, instantly downloadable after checkout.
About the source
This menu is preserved in the Buttolph Collection of Menus at The New York Public Library and is in the public domain in the United States. The Menu Press has digitally restored and reformatted the work for modern printing.
