Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Dogs 500 a night

500 a night

"This Is New York"

with every menu category written in Italian

The ship was eventually taken out of service in 1969 and replaced by a smaller liner

Several State Cafes opened in provincial English cities but most of them had closed by the late 1940s

Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Dogs 500 a nightThe Paquebot Tonkin was part of the French Messageries Maritimes fleet. Launched in 1898 from the yards of La Ciotat, the Tonkin initially worked the Marseille Saigon Yokohama route, with space for 185 first class passengers, 86 second class and 77 third class. This menu, from February 1899, would be from one of her earliest voyages. The Tonkin took her name from the French term for northern Vietnam, which was occupied by the French at the time.