Ephemera
1905 · New York
New York, 1905. Ephemera. Good. Large format program and menu. Cover illustration depicts medal with George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt. The frontispiece is an illustration of a mermaid beneath a verse titled ‘The origin of the harp’ by Daniel Maclise, R.A. Followed by the seven (7) course menu accompanied by sauterns, sherry, Bordeaux, champagne, mineral water and liqueurs. The next page is an illustration of “First in Peace”, representing the Arrival of General George Washington at the Battery, New York, April 23, 1789 prior to his Inauguration as the First President of the United States of America, April 30, 1789. Insert identifies individuals (truncated)