Very hard to find!
OPA... Contains the 1943 WWII war-time rationing OPA Regulations Statement! OPA was the Office Of Price Administration that issued ration stamps and set maximum pricing allowed for restaurants so that over-inflated high prices would not occur during the war. Meat & other items were in very short supply. The OPA statement was printed on menus to show they were in compliance with the rationing regulations.
Date: 1944-1945.
Restaurant: The Palace Hotel.
City: San Francisco, California.
Size when open: 9 x 14 inches, 9 inches tall.
Manager - Edmond A. Rieder.
Check out the prices!
Martini... $.58
Valdivieso Extra Dry... $8.00 bottle
New Year's Eve Celebration Dinner... $7.00
Condition:
Most of our menus were actually used in the restaurant-bar, so there
may be writing, wear & tear, spots, stains, creases, etc. So please examine the images closely! This menu includes... stains, wear & tear, bumps, crinkles, surface tear remnants on the back, most likely from being in a scrapbook, folded.
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