SS Veendam Vintage Menu Collection
Vintage menus for the SS Veendam 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.
1948-07-23 SS Veendam Dinner Menu
Graphically beautiful Vintage First Class Dinner Menu from Friday, 23 July 1948 on board the SS Veendam of the Holland-America Line featured Braised Escalops of Sweetbread, Toulousaine, Glazed Ballotine of Veal, Princesse, and Galettes Viennoise for dessert.
1948-07-24 SS Veendam Dinner Menu
Elegant Vintage First Class Dinner Menu from Saturday, 24 July 1948 on board the SS Veendam of the Holland-America Line featured Roast Prime Rib of Beef au Jus, Calf's Tongue, Italienne sauce, and Tartelettes Pensé for dessert.
1948-07-28 SS Veendam Dinner Menu
Vintage Dinner Menu with exceptional graphics from Wednesday, 28 July 1948 on board the SS Veendam of the Holland-America Line featured Vol-au-Vent à la Toulouse, Roast Long Island Duckling, and Galettes MacMahon for dessert.
1948-08-09 SS Veendam Breakfast Menu Card
Tourist Class Breakfast Menu Card from 9 August 1948 on board the SS Veendam of the 9 August 1948 Featured Typical American Style Breakfast Foods Including Eggs, Bacon, Cereal, Toast, and Coffee.
1949-11-14 SS Veendam Farewell Dinner Menu
Vintage First Class Farewell Dinner Menu from 14 November 1949 on board the SS Veendam of the Holland-America Line featured Filet Mignon Sauté, Beauharnaise, Fillet of English Sole au Vin Blanc, and Petits Fours Gourmandises 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.
