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The Golden Ox Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
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Unused postcard of the dining area in the Golden Ox. The postcard is a "genuine 'C.T. Curteichcolor' post card - The Allis Press, Kansas City, Mo." The advertisement reads "at the Kansas City Stockyards 'Where Steak is Born'"
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Postcard
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The Golden Ox Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
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Unused postcard with pictures of the interior and exterior of the Golden Ox Restaurant. Photography by Bob Cunningham. Advertisement states "Located at the Stock Yards, 1600 Genesee, Kansas City, Mo., Telephone 816-842-2866 Just five minutes from downtown K.C. Internationally famous for steaks. Seating capacity 300. Banquet facilities available. Also in Washington D.C. and Denver, Colo. 'Where the steak is born'"
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Postcard
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Top of the Tower Restaurant
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Postcard showing the Top of the Tower Restaurant, once located on the 30th floor of Commerce Towers at 911 Main Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The reverse side of the card reads: "Genghis Khan - a reproduction of a Mongolian tent overlooking the city from the thirtieth floor of Commerce Tower. Here you can sip a mare's milk cocktail while dipping succulent morsels of meat in your own Mongolian hot pot."
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Postcard
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Hereford House
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Postcard showing two employees preparing foot at the Hereford House steakhouse, once located at 20th and Main streets in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The reverse side of the card reads: "Open Hearth Charcoal Broilers at Webb & Marlo's Hereford House in Kansas City where the Hereford is king and steaks are deliciously broiled before your eyes...plus fine wines and cocktails served in an atmosphere reminiscent of the old west combined with a bit of New Orleans charm. Our Pizza Pie Made with finest oil and Cheeses." An advertisement, also on the reverse side of the card reads" "Good for a Hereford House 'Special Treat' If Presented (when ordering dinner) Before July 31, 1964."
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1964
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Postcard
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The Wish Bone
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Postcard showing the Wish Bone restaurant, once located at 4455 Main Street in the Southmoreland neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. A caption on the front of the card reads: "Featuring Fried Chicken and Prime Rib Dinners." The reverse side of the card reads: The Wish Bone Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge - Private Dining Rooms - Catering to Lunch and Dinner Parties - Featuring Excellent Food and Service In an Air of Gracious Hospitality."
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Postcard
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Putsch's Cafeteria
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Unused postcard depicting the interior of Putsch's Cafeteria. The reverse side reads: "An S-shaped sofa that seats 50 is part of the dazzling decor that makes Putsch's Cafeteria a favorite place for families to dine in Kansas City, Mo. The cafeteria is one of the newest buildings of Kansas City's famous Country Club Plaza." Genuine Natural Color made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack ,NY. Published by Hawkes-Terrill, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Postcard
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Ross' Il Pagliaccio
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Postcard showing the interior of the Il Pagliaccio Italian restaurant, once located at 600 E. 6th Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. A slogan on the front of the card reads: "Kansas City's Oldest and Finest Italian Restaurant." The reverse side of the card reads: "The oldest and finest Italian restaurant in Kansas City, nationally famous for Italian foods."
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Date
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1963
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Postcard
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Victoria Station
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Postcard showing an unidentified Victoria Station restaurant location. A slogan on the front of the card reads: "Purveyor of Prime Rib & Potable Spirits." The reverse side of the card reads: "Unique and exciting restaurants featuring Prime Rib and Potable Spirits. Dine in authentic boxcars and cabooses decorated with historical British Railway artifacts. A list of locations printed on the reverse side of the card reads: "San Francisco, Oakland, Denver, Columbus, New Orleans, Atlanta, Dallas, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Sunnyvale, Kansas City, Houston, Miami, Portland, Indianapolis."
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1974
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Postcard
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Milleman-Gilbert
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Unused postcard depicting the Section Main Dining Room and the Air-Vue Room on the Outside Terrace of Milleman-Gilbert, "Food-Famous Airport Restaurant." The card was produced by Harley J. Scott Company at 921 Walnut in Kansas City, Mo.
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Postcard
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El Sereno Buffet and Restaurant
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Postcard showing the interior of the El Sereno Buffet and Restaurant, once located at 800 Walnut Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. A slogan on the front of the card reads: "Home of the Hot Tomato Chaser." The reverse side of the card reads: "El Sereno Buffet - Specializing in American and Italian Foods - French Fried Shrimp Served Daily - French Fried Onion Rings - Fish and Oysters in Season."
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Postcard
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Victor Hugo Inn
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Unused postcard of the Victor Hugo Inn. The reverse side reads: "Located on Wornall at the Northwest corner of 85th, Kansas City, Missouri. The finest and most exclusive place for chicken, rainbow trout, and steak dinners. Victor Hugo has a most unusual refined and elegent (sic) homelike atmosphere where no liquors are served, just fine food. In addition to chicken, they serve and make a specialty of rainbow trout right fresh from their own Crystal Springs Hatchery in the Ozark Mts .at Cassville, Mo., where trout are scientifically fed, cared for, and shipped to the finer hotels and cafes in all part of the U.S.A. They also cater to evening and afternoon parties, also weddings. Management of Jack & Donna Wasmuth, Fine foods and service, no liquors or dancing. 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m."
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Postcard
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Putsch's 210
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Unused postcard of Putsch's 210 interior. The reverse side reads: "On Kansas City's famous Country Club Plaza. Offers gracious dining in a crystal and gold setting reminiscent of old New Orleans. String Trio provides dinner music nightly, with piano stylings in the cocktail lounge. Continental cuisine. Open Monday through Saturday. 210 West 47th Street."
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Postcard
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Lunchroom at R.S. McClintock Restaurant
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Unused postcard depicting the lunch room at the R.S. McClintock Restaurant Co., 12th and Walnut Streets, Kansas City, Mo.
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Postcard
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Plaza III
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Postcard showing the interior of the Plaza III restaurant, once located at 4749 Pennsylvania Avenue in the Country Club Plaza. The reverse side of the card reads: "Amid the pleasurable surroundings of the Country Club Plaza, Plaza III is a favorite of Kansas Citians for fine food and drink. For a very special dining experience, enjoy luncheon Monday through Saturday and outstanding cuisine nightly, including Kansas City steaks, seafood and continental specialties. Down stairs at Plaza III features live entertainment for your listening pleasure. 4749 Pennsylvania, K.C., Mo. 64112 - 753-000."
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Postcard
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Putsch's 210 Restaurant and Cocktail Bar
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Unused postcard depicting interior rooms at Putsch's 210. The reverse side reads: "Here is the most unique restaurant in the Middle West. Smartly and attractively decorated in the manner of old New Orleans. Located in the heart of the famed Country Club Plaza. Lobster, Kansas City steaks, and French cuisine are specialties. 210 W. 47th - Kansas City, Missouri."
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Postcard
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Golden Ox
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Unused postcard of a chef at the Golden Ox. Lithograph created by Henry McGrew. The advertisement reads "Golden Ox - at the Stockyards - Where Steak is Born, 1600 Genesee - Victor 2-2866 ...one of the world's unique dining spots, in the heart of Kansas City's famed stockyards - synonymous everywhere with the best steak. Western charm and friendly hospitality are combined with fine service."
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Postcard
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Golden Ox
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Unused postcard depicting a horse rider waving his hat to a group of people entering the Golden Ox restaurant. The artwork is signed Shortino. The back of the postcard includes an advertisement of the restaurant as "...one of the world's unique dining spots..." The address label for a Mrs. Carl L. Thompson in St. Joseph, Missouri is affixed to the back of the postcard.
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Postcard
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