Vintage Grocery Store Displays

Interior of the John Thompson Grocery Company store on 15th Street in Denver, Colorado. Butchers in white coats and aprons pose around a display of deer carcasses that are decorated with Christmas wreaths and garland. Signs read: "Mocha and Java, The Best Coffee Grown", "Ou[r] Home Ma[de] Cand[ies] Are Th[e] Best Made." 1900-1910, photo by Harry M. Rhoads [link]


Interior view of the Save-A-Nickel Store at 4210 Tennyson Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows stacked cans, fruit, and advertising signs: "Sunbrite Cleanser." May 21, 1940, Rocky Mountain Photo Company [link]


Sunkist Grocery Store display, 1940s [link]


Kraft displays, Jenkins' Groceteria, Calgary, Alberta. c. 1945 [link]


Mayfair Supermarket Cookie Display, 1950's [link]


Arrowhead Drinking Water, 1950's [link]


Libby's Canned Food Display, 1950's [link]


Bon Ami Jet Spray Display, 1950's [link]


Bell Chips Circus Display, 1956 [link]


Bell Chips Display, Shopping Bag in Upland CA, 1950s [link]


Man reaching for a box in a display at Cozart's Supermarket. Aug 11, 1965, Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.) [link]


Duke's Mayonnaise jars assembled in a display at Cozart's grocery store. Feb 1965, Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.) [link]


Coca-Cola Supermarket Display [link]


Marlboro Supermarket Display, Ralph's Supermarket [link]

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For more vintage supermarket photos see:
Groceteria [link]
DC Grocery [link]
Vintage Supermarket Photos @ the World of Mr. Toast [link]

Tobler Chocolate "Metropoles Comiques" Bicycle Cards, series of 6, c 1900.

All of these cards are linked from Blackbird's bicycle ephemera page [link]
The cards, along with a lot of other vintage Tobler Chocolate cards, can also be found at Viex Papier [link]

Art of the Menu

Antiquarius, Portuguese. Dinner Menu in Portuguese; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Feb 1995. Page 1, Page 2, Back Cover

Raga, Indian. 57 West 48th Street, New York, NY. 1980s. Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, Back Cover

Franciscan Restaurant, Seafood. Fishermen's Wharf, San Francisco, CA. Page 1, Page 2, Back Cover

The Tea House, Chinese. 25318 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA. 1970s. Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Back Cover

Houlihan's Old Place, American. In the Anchorage at Fisherman's Wharf, Jefferson & Leavenworth Streets, San Francisco, CA. 1979. Page 1, Page 2, Wine List

Garden Room (Mansion Inn), American. Breakfast and Brunch Menu. 16th And H Streets, Sacramento, CA. Page 1, Page 2

Ajeti's Albanian Natural Food Restaurant, Albanian. 425 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA, 1983. Page 1.

Ivar's Indian Salmon House, Children's Menu. 401 NE Northlake Way Seattle, WA. c1965. Full Menu

Trader Vic's, American. Various Locations, 1986. Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Back Cover, Insert 1, Insert 2, Insert 3, Wine List

Van de Kamp's Coffee Shops, American. Various L.A. locations. June 8, 1957. Page 1, Page 2, Page 3

Pig 'N Whistle, American. Children's Menu. 439 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, 1939. Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Back Cover

Lino's (Bazaar Del Mundo), Italian. Old Town State Historic Park, San Diego, CA. Page 1, Page 2

Stella Oceanis: Sun Line Cruises, Continental. Lunch menu in French and English, 1974. Page 1, Page 2, Back Cover

Cunard White Star Line: R.M.S Queen Mary, English. May 11, 1948, Lunch Menu. Page 1, Back Cover

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Sources and Collections

Los Angeles Public Library's massive digital collection of menus [link]

University of Washington digital regional menu collection [link]

also see New York Public Library's collection of menus [link]