Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. This collection contains of hundreds of menus collected over several decades, each revealing the food tastes of Seattle diners and prices paid for fine and casual dining around town.
Municipal News v. 55, no. 7, Apr. 12, 1965
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_55_07
Date: 1965-04-12
View this itemPacific Builder and Engineer, v. 4, no. 25, Jun. 23, 1906
Identifier: spl_pbe_3022043_1906_04_25
Date: 1906-06-23
View this itemThe Alaska Junction Menu
A sauté and grill restaurant serving lunch and dinner, the Alaska Junction occupied a narrow storefront in West Seattle's downtown. It was reviewed by the Seattle Times on March 17, 1978.
Identifier: spl_menu_00216
View this itemThe Town Crier, v.7, no.18, May 4, 1912
Page 4 article "Power for Life Boats" article discusses lifeboat reforms after the sinking of the Titanic. Page 4 article "Good Idea" discusses the upcoming Golden Potlatch celebration. Page 4 article "Recall of Rats" describes efforts to control Seattle's rat population. Articles on pages 14-15 showcase exhibit from Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power Company, Centennial Milling Company and Seattle Brewing & Malting Company at Seattle's Pure Food Show.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1912_07_18
Date: 1912-05-04
View this itemGray at Cape Disappointment
Parker McAllister, born in 1903 in Massachusetts, was a Seattle Times artist from 1924 to 1965. McAllister started his career as an illustrator at 14 for a Spokane publication; he joined the art staff at the Seattle Times in 1920. His first Sunday magazine cover was a poster-type illustration celebrating the University of Washington crew races in spring 1924. During McAllister's career, he created illustrations depicting “local color” events and situations now routinely handled by photographers. As the technology improved, he expanded his repertoire - he illustrated articles, drew covers for special sections and the weekly Seattle Sunday Times Magazine, and drew diagrams, comics, cartoons, and portraits for the Times’ editorial page. In 1956, an exhibition of his watercolor and oil paintings of Pacific Northwest scenes and historical incidents - including some paintings from the “Discovery of the Pacific Northwest” series - were exhibited at the Washington State Historical Society Museum in Tacoma. He was also a member of the Puget Sound Group of Men Painters. McAllister retired from the Seattle Times in 1965; he passed away in Arizona in 1970.
Identifier: spl_art_291985_16.159
Date: 1956
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