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Manufactured by:
Unidentified  Search this
Used by:
Florida Avenue Grill, founded 1944  Search this
Medium:
printing ink on paper, laminates
Dimensions:
H x W x D (closed): 11 5/8 × 8 11/16 × 1/8 in. (29.5 × 22 × 0.3 cm)
H x W (open): 11 3/4 × 17 1/4 in. (29.8 × 43.8 cm)
Type:
menus
Place used:
1100 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
late 20th-early 21st century
Description:
A menu from the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant in Washington, DC. The menu is made from two (2) printed sheets of paper laminated and folded down the middle to make a bi-fold shape. The front cover features a text box with: "Specializing in / Southern Style Food / Florida Avenue / ...Grill... / since 1944" at center, followed by the restaurant's address and telephone number. The inside of the menu has a banner across the top that reads "Menu" in the upper left corner, with illustrations continuing across the top of various foods and chefs with pots. Breakfast foods are listed on the inside left of the menu, and dinner, seafood, desserts and beverages are listed on the inside right. The back cover lists sandwiches and house specialties.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
Business  Search this
Cooking and dining  Search this
Foodways  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Imar and Tasha Hutchins, Florida Avenue Grill
Object number:
2016.114.4
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503b13458-da7f-42ba-a01f-b6869d3ccee3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.114.4