Dinner in the Diner: Great Railroad Recipes of All Time

Name/Title

Dinner in the Diner: Great Railroad Recipes of All Time

Entry/Object ID

2021.1182.01

Description

Book discussing common and famous recipes made in diner cars on board the major railway company's lines in the US and some in Canada. The recipes come from: Santa Fe, Baltimore and Ohio, Canadian National, Chesapeake and Ohio, Burlington, Rock Island, Great Northern, Illinois Central, Louisville and Nashville, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Missouri Pacific, Monon, New York Central, Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania, Seaboard Air Line, Southern Pacific, Texas and Pacific, Western Pacific. The book contains the recipes as well as information on each railway company listed and the experience provided by each respected railway company. Alongside the recipes are also tips for achieving the best possible taste from each recipe. Distinguishing Features: none

Context

Contains historical photographs, maps, context, and recipes to capture the image of an experience on board a dining car. It also provides historical context on the basis of taste.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

Railway History, General

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Documentary

Category

Secondary Source

Publication Details

Author

Will C. Hollister

Place Published

City

Los Angeles, California

State/Province

California, United States of America

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Date Published

1974

ISBN

0-87046-011-0

Notes

Materials: paper, ink, plastic, binding

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"695" written on first page, assumed to be an item number but it was not

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32924

Dimensions

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

9 in

Parts

Count: none

Location

Location

Wall

Railway History, General Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Good condition, minor tears on the dust cover

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 21, 2022