Menu, "Greyhound Post House Restaurant Welcomes You," Omaha, Nebraska, 1955
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Many long-distance bus companies operated special restaurants to service their travelers. This 1955 menu from the Greyhound line explains that Greyhound's post houses were established to guarantee quality food and sanitary conditions for their travelers. In the days of stagecoach travel, post houses were stops along the way where travelers could rest, eat, and possibly even secure lodgings.
Many long-distance bus companies operated special restaurants to service their travelers. This 1955 menu from the Greyhound line explains that Greyhound's post houses were established to guarantee quality food and sanitary conditions for their travelers. In the days of stagecoach travel, post houses were stops along the way where travelers could rest, eat, and possibly even secure lodgings.
Artifact
Menu
Subject Date
1955
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.119.38
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of William Luke.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 9.625 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
Text on front: GREYHOUND / POST HOUSE / RESTAURANT / Welcomes You
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