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Motonave Saturnia, Capri 1956This is one of a series of beautiful menu illustrations paying homage to the glories of the spiagge d Italia (Italian beaches) and was featured on 1956 menus aboard the Italian ocean liner Saturnia. The ship was launched in 1925. After serving as an Italian troop ship during WWII, the Saturnia was turned over the United States and became an Army hospital ship. It was transformed again into military transport, carrying military dependents 1,131 women

Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad (1955-71)

From a modest start more than seven decades ago

but these groundbreaking studio tours were discontinued around 1930 due to the advent of ‘talkies’ and stages not being sufficiently soundproofed

The advent of air conditioning

the hotel on S Wenatchee Avenue was called the Columbia Hotel

It was scrapped in 1922

The stage and screen comedian W C Fields

Patrons could snack on a fried oyster sandwich for 40c or eat a T-bone steak dinner for $2

This 1955 in-flight drinks menu is in German

Movie and theater stars breakfasted on plates of bacon and eggs

It was the front cover of a 17-page wine list at the fine dining restaurant Jake’s in Pewaukee

The Catalina tourist economy came to a halt with WWII when cross-channel boat traffic to the island was halted by the Defense Department and the Merchant Marines took over the hotel

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