RMS "QUEEN MARY" 1937 "GET TOGETHER" DINNER MENU, ILLUSTRATED CUNARD WHITE STAR

Description

RMS "QUEEN MARY"
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1937
"GET TOGETHER" DINNER.
Original menu printed on heavy card stock (single sheet measuring 8.75 inches by 13.5 inches folded once vertically), the front cover with a splendid color cartoon illustration depicting different ethnic men.
Condition:
Slightly age toned, trace edge wear, small ink check mark at page three, otherwise Very Good.
Please see photos.
Although one might easily opt for the chef's suggestions, including Oysters on the Half Shell, Darne of Salmon Genevoise, or Roast Norfolk Turkey with Cranberry Sauce, more exotic offerings were also available: Vol au Vent Moderne or Calf's Head Financiere, for instance - regardless, a splendid menu & a remarkable survivor from the heyday of luxury ocean liner travel!
Please see our other auctions for more Queen Mary/ Cunard White Star ephemera.
“Among facilities available on board Queen Mary, the liner featured two indoor swimming pools, beauty salons, libraries and children's nurseries for all three classes, a music studio and lecture hall, telephone connectivity to anywhere in the world, outdoor paddle tennis courts and dog kennels. The largest room onboard was the cabin class (first class) main dining room (grand salon), spanning three stories in height and anchored by wide columns. The cabin-class swimming pool facility spanned over two decks in height. This was the first ocean liner to be equipped with her own Jewish prayer room – part of a policy to show that British shipping lines avoided the racism evident at that time in Nazi Germany.
The cabin-class main dining room featured a large map of the transatlantic crossing, with twin tracks symbolising the winter/spring route (further south to avoid icebergs) and the summer/autumn route. During each crossing, a motorized model of Queen Mary would indicate the vessel's progress en route.
As an alternative to the main dining room, Queen Mary featured a separate cabin-class Verandah Grill on the Sun Deck at the upper aft of the ship. The Verandah Grill was an exclusive à la carte restaurant with a capacity of approximately eighty passengers, and was converted to the Starlight Club at night. Also on board was the Observation Bar, an Art Deco-styled lounge with wide ocean views.
Woods from different regions of the British Empire were used in her public rooms and staterooms. Accommodation ranged from fully equipped, luxurious cabin (first) class staterooms to modest and cramped third-class cabins. Artists commissioned by Cunard in 1933 for works of art in the interior include Edward Wadsworth and A. Duncan Carse.”
Courtesy Wikipedia.
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