Front and back cover of a Great Northern Railway children's menu. The menu told a little story about the railway and "walked" the child through the ordering in the dining car process along with a word game to play to keep the child entertained while the food was being prepared.
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Not dated. From the illustrations, this is likely circa 1940s or 1950s. By 1970, the Great Northern became part of the Burlington Northern and was no longer a separate railroad.
The menu has no copyright markings on it as can be seen in the links above.
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