Summary
Alternative Name(s): Ship Menu
Gala Dinner menu issued to passengers travelling on the P&O Line ship SS Iberia on 3 January 1956. It was collected by Donald Dott during his travels between Australia and Europe in 1954-1956.
Many ships such as the SS Iberia carried both tourists and immigrants, and documents such as dinner menus, luggage labels, and King Neptune certificates were provided to all passengers.
Physical Description
A5 sized thin cardboard menu, consisting of four pages. Front cover is decorated with an image of two costumed figures, dressed as Pierot and Columbine, posing under an Arabic-styled marquee, from which is hung a banner `Gala Menu'. Inside is printed the menu for a dinner held on the P & O ship Iberia, on 3rd January, 1956. There is also space to collect autographs. The back cover is blank.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Elise Dott, 09 Nov 1999
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Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: GALA/MENU. Printed inside: Peninsula & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. underneath which is listed the Dinner Menu (on the lefthand side) and `Autographs' (on the righthand side)
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overall dimensions
21.5 cm (Length), 0.01 cm (Width), 14 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Immigrant Shipping, Menus, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping Industry, Shipping Lines, Travel, Travel & Tourism