Souvenir menu for the dinner held for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945

Souvenir menu for the dinner held for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945
Souvenir menu for the dinner held for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945

Title

Souvenir menu for the dinner held for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945

Subject

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

Description

Black and white photographs depicting the souvenir menu for the dinner given at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in honor of General Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 19, 1945. The shoulder patch of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, of World War II appeared on the cover.

On the menu:
Key West Turtle Soup with Dry Sack
Hearts of Celery
Ripe and Green Olives
Salted Nuts
Lobster Thermidor
Breast of Chicken Astoria with Mushrooms and Tomatoes
Small Roasted Potatoes
Smothered New Peas
Foie Gras with Truffles
Mixed Green Salad
Crown of Vanilla Ice Cream
Strawberries Melba
Chocolate Leaves
Coffee
Sauvignon Blanc 1941
Georges La Tour
Private Reserve Cabernet
Lanson 1933
G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge 1933
Cigars – La Corona-Corona

Creator

Drucker-Hilbert Co., Inc.

Date

1945-06-19

Relation

Administrative Records | Event Services

Format

image | jpeg

Extent

8x10

Medium

black-and-white photographs

Type

StillImage

Identifier

01.01.044

Coverage

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present

Temporal Coverage

1940 - 1949

Original Format

black-and-white photographs

Physical Dimensions

8x10

Collection

America's Palace

Citation

Drucker-Hilbert Co., Inc., “Souvenir menu for the dinner held for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945,” Host to the World, accessed April 25, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/448.