Menu, "Greyhound Post House Restaurant Welcomes You," Omaha, Nebraska, 1955

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Menu

Subject Date

1955

Location

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
Menu, "Greyhound Post House Restaurant Welcomes You," Omaha, Nebraska, 1955