Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) As one of Capone’s most

As one of Capone’s most notorious enforcers

these menu covers proudly declared that America "rallies its resources in times of need

had a sister restaurant with the same name at the other end of Lake Erie

The Sunset Route (originating in New Orleans) is the southernmost of the three gateways to the West Coast

Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) As one of Capone’s mostThe 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.