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Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016 Thanksgiving Menu

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.385.02 Author/Creator: Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016 Place Written: Hawaii Type: Printed document Date: 23 November 1944 Pagination: 4 p. ; Order a Copy

One menu for a Thanksgiving celebration taking place on the U.S. Submarine Base sent to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff by Leonard Eugene Graeff dated November 23, 1944. The cover features a turkey surfing with a Hawaiian Island behind him. The menu includes six courses.

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Graeff, Raymond James, 1889-1963
Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967

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