Explore Highlights from the Archives and Special Collections

Clifton House, 1855
Niagara Falls, Canada
(oldest menu in CIA collection)

Kurhaus Ems, 1884
Bad Ems, Germany
(bound volume of 147 menus)

Carlton Hotel, 1909
London, England
(signed by A. Escoffier)

New York World's Fair, 1939/1940

New York World's Fair, 1964/1965

Hotel Pennsylvania, 1934
New York, New York
(great cover, after repeal of Prohibition)

Berkeley Hotel, 1924
London, England
(New Year's Eve menu)

Queen of Bermuda, 1934
ship
(great cover with silver highlights)