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Line - Three large (9.5\" by 13.5\") menus from First Class on the LIBERTE in August and September 1961. Just six weeks later she took her final crossing before heading off to the breakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded here are luncheon and dinner menus from August 26 and the Gala Dinner on September 11. The covers are Jean Lucier artwork featuring \"Songs of France\" with music and words on back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJudging by the Gala Dinner, the cuisine was up to snuff on the old gal. The Chef's Suggested menu includes Foie Gras de Strasbourg, Consomme Double Isabelle, Delices de Sole d' Ostende Washington, Tournedos du Bourbonnois Auscitaine, Ceour de Laitue Mona-Lisa, and Biscuit Glace Excelsior. Plus, there was caviar, just in case you wanted to over-indulge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her lifetime the LIBERTE had been burned-out twice, sunk twice, won the Blue Ribband once, was almost turned into an aircraft carrier, and was the flagship for two different nations. It was a sad day for ship-lovers worldwide when she arrived at La Spezia on January 30, 1962, it be broken up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gentleman who collected these menus was a ship lover who for decades visited liners both for fun and for work. Terry O'Connor Sr. worked for Moran Towing and one of his duties was to \"smooze\" with ship captains. He always asked for, and always got, left-over menus from the pervious voyage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good condition with some cover staining."}