R.M.S. Franconia 1955 Drinks Invitation Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) Scores of celebrities patronised the

Scores of celebrities patronised the Biltmore and in 1927 the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences decided after a meeting in the hotel’s Crystal Ballroom to launch an awards ceremony called The Oscars

This imaginative menu cover is from the 1930s – the golden era of menu design – and reflects the happy-go-lucky spirit of post-Prohibition Chicago

This Canadian Chinese restaurant from Regina

politicians

The Heidelberg Inn in 1908 was a little piece of Germany transported to San Francisco

R.M.S. Franconia 1955 Drinks Invitation Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) Scores of celebrities patronised theIntriguing and rather striking invitation card from the R. M. S. Franconias Chief Engineer J. Fitzsimmons in March 1955. He is inviting a Mrs Hendry for drinks in his cabin. The R. M. S. Franconia was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line from 1922 to 1956. She spent her final years sailing the Canadian route from Liverpool to Quebec and Halifax. Courtesy Private Collection. Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where