SS Assyria Vintage Menu Collection
Vintage menus for the SS Assyria in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenir breakfast, luncheon, dinner, daily, private party, special occasion, and specialty menus provided to the passengers during their voyage. Many of these souvenir menus have disappeared over the years.
1921-10-23 TSS Assyria Dinner Menu Card
Vintage Dinner Menu Card from 23 October 1921 on board the TSS Assyria of the Anchor Line featured Boiled Salmon - Cardinal Sauce, Chicken à la Marengo - Forced Portuguese Onions, and Plum Pudding - Brandy Sauce for dessert.
Our collection contains a sampling of menus initially produced and printed by the steamship lines. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this time.