The Rockingham, Portsmouth NH (Circa) 1910

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The Rockingham, Portsmouth NH (Circa) 1910This menu illustration from the grand and historic Rockingham Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is more than a hundred years old but looks as if it could have been drawn yesterday. Even the Lobsters R Good message seems modern and who knew lobsters played golf? The Rockingham was once owned by Frank Jones, a noted 19th century politician and successful businessman he owned a brewery. Famed for its ornately decorated ceilings and elaborate wood

It didn't last long – professional gamblers took advantage of the casino's inexperienced staff and fleeced the resort of piles of cash

are credited with developing several restaurant innovations including placing a chef making flapjacks in the window to attract the attention of hungry passers-by

The SS Uruguay was one of Moore McCormick's first luxury passenger liners to be regularly scheduled for South American service

Harry Carpenter called his places "The Original Modern Drive-In" which were open 24 hours a day

meant the Blue Star Inn excelled in both

friends advised him that he would do even better if he sold alcohol

A twelve-table clam bar called Kenny's had stood at number 258 since 1876 and John J

two boiled birds and the local Yorkshire ham

close his lips caressingly

The menu cover was one of four specially commissioned from celebrated Spanish artist Vicente Viudes (1916-1984)

The restaurant was an immediate hit – locals would wait up to 30 minutes for a table

There are great graphics on this menu and cute illustrations – look at the feet of the man sitting at the table with his girlfriend

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