Hotel New Yorker "Manpower", New York, 1942 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) but a lucky few were

but a lucky few were in first or second class and they passed the journey in elaborate accommodations and were treated like royalty

This vintage menu from the Berkeley Hotel in London depicts a medieval banquet with a lady being waited upon hand and foot as birds fly overhead amid garlands of grape vines

After a 48-year run

This 1938 drinks menu in art deco style features an extraordinary creature that is half woman and half devil

Big band leader Duke Ellington played here and it was one of the first nightclubs to have an integrated clientele

Hotel New Yorker "Manpower", New York, 1942 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) but a lucky few werePatriotism was of paramount importance and the Hotel New Yorker menus reminded everyone that America had many resources to call on in times of war including arms, food, manpower and production. The in house illustrator used a striking V for Victory theme. This menu cover, extolling the virtues of manpower, is very effective with a soldier, businessman and farm and rail laborers striding together. Click through to see the other menu covers. They are