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S.S. Conte Verde 1939This image of an ostrich playing the French Horn is dated 1939 and was on the menu cover of the Italian ocean liner SS Conte Verde. The ship sailed between the Italian port of Trieste and Shanghai, via Suez, Bombay, Colombo. Singapore and Hong Kong in 24 days. There was first, second and third class passenger accommodation and were guessing that this card, in both Italian and English languages, was for first class passengers. Music was played by an

known as Mr Val

department store called Hochschild

passenger ships

This charming menu cover was illustrated by renowned artist Eugene Karlin

opened in 1940 with performances from the Tommy Dorsey Band and Frank Sinatra

The legendary hotel closed its doors for a whopping $1 billion of renovations in 2017 and was due to be back this year with 375 hotel rooms and 375 luxury condos

was its Gilt-Edge Coffee - a mix of coffee and chicory - which cost five cents

No wonder sea-horses liked the bubbly – in that era the most expensive bottle of champagne cost only Bermudan twelve dollars

because Mr Billingsley is proud of having his tables embellished by the fairest

It was founded by Wilson Mizner as a small cafe

This colorful story

also known as a prairie schooner

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