Milwaukee Road Rail Service, USA, 1965 1928 This 1906 menu image of

This 1906 menu image of an ostrich balancing a foaming glass of beer on its left leg was created by the French illustrator and watercolor artist Auguste Vimar

which was established in Paris in 1740 and which still exists today

courtesy of the University of Las Vegas Menu collection

Gordon’s Sea Food Grotto was located in the nave of the Ferry Building upstairs and this 1938 souvenir menu was published by its owner Leo Gordon in the run up to San Francisco’s World Fair a year later

Milwaukee Road Rail Service, USA, 1965 1928 This 1906 menu image ofThe Milwaukee Road, incorporated in 1847 as the Milwaukee & Waukesha Railroad Company, operated a 10,200 mile system stretching from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest into the 1970s. Its accomplishments included the first tracks connecting Lake Michigan at Milwaukee with the Mississippi River; high speed, luxurious, beautifully designed Hiawatha passenger trains; efficient freight services; an innovative shop in Milwaukee; and a skilled workforce.