Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago, 1884 Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) The Cunard-owned RMS Mauretania was

The Cunard-owned RMS Mauretania was one of the most luxurious vessels of its time with wood paneling

all without budging from their automobiles

Topeka and Santa Fe Railway route and catered to wealthy and middle class visitors alike

(A hundred thousand dollars in 1940 would be $1

Bruccoli’s book

Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago, 1884 Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) The Cunard-owned RMS Mauretania wasHuge menu from the 29th Annual Game Dinner held at The Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago on November 22 1884. The Grand Pacific was one of two major hotels built, in 1873, after the Great Chicago Fire. It was the site where Standard Time System was adopted on October 11, 1883. Many notable celebrities stayed here, including Oscar Wilde on his first visit to Chicago as part of his 1882 lecture tour of America. Courtesy UNLV Special Collections. Each print is