Celebrate Thanksgiving with the Navy Pacific Reserve Fleet (1952)

Here is a wonderful piece of Thanksgiving and U.S. military ephemera. It’s the 1952 Thanksgiving menu for a dinner held by the Long Beach Group of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Reserve Fleet. Here’s the cover, with its wonderfully traditional illustration and typeface:

Thanksgiving menu for the Navy Pacific Reserve Fleet (1952)

And the menu itself, including Thanksgiving staples such as ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, and cigars!

Thanksgiving menu for the Navy Pacific Reserve Fleet (1952)