S/S Siboney 1928 animals The Birmingham Coffee House Company

The Birmingham Coffee House Company was founded 1877

along with amenities including elevators

1888 from the Bass Rock Hotel

McDonnell's survived until the 50s before sadly closing down

though we don’t think the passengers would have been quite as well-dressed as the artist implies

S/S Siboney 1928 animals The Birmingham Coffee House CompanyThe SS Siboney plied the New York Cuba Mexico route in the 1920s for its owners, The Ward Line. Part passenger and part cargo ship, it brought immigrants to their new lives in the US. The elegant illustration at the top of this 1928 menu print shows the vessel ploughing through froth topped waves towards its next destination. Courtesy Herbert Beazley Collection. Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available. We make our