Menu: Erie Lackawanna Railway Co., Wine List. Issued Hoboken, Aug. 1969.

front cover

front cover

Name/Title

Menu: Erie Lackawanna Railway Co., Wine List. Issued Hoboken, Aug. 1969.

Entry/Object ID

2015.008.0012

Scope and Content

Menu: Erie Lackawanna Railway Company, Wine List. Issued Hoboken, August 1969. Printed cardstock, single folio, 5" x 7" high. Inprinted at the bottom on page [3]: Arthur L. Elwyn, Supt. of Dining Cars, Passenger Terminal, Hoboken, N.J. Date at lower left of page [3]: 8-69. The wine list was a menu for Tavern (bar) Car or Dining Car service for long distance trains along the route to Chicago and other points. Wine List was its broad name covering Alcoholic Beverages which included only four wines. It had a larger selection of mixed cocktails, hard liquor and beers plus other liquid refreshments such as mineral waters and sodas. Also offered were cigars, cigarettes, cards (playing cards), Alka Seltzer and the Snooze Pillow. Page [4]: Regulations Covering the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Text details legal sales in regards to six states. ---- As the Erie Lackawanna Railway (it was renamed Railway from Railroad in 1968) this company existed from April 1968 to April 1976, but it only operated long distance passenger service until the first week of January, 1970.

Acquisition

Accession

2015.008

Source or Donor

Lukacs, Claire

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of a friend of the Museum.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1969 - 1969

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1969 Date(s): 1969

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2015-03-23