I Like Gin Pink Elephant, San Francisco, 1930s [Square Prints] Sizes:12x12 inch Archival Print (Unframed) Courtesy Brad Holden

Courtesy Brad Holden

This illustration is a great example of the humor and whimsy of vintage menu art

It has changed ownership several times since this menu was created and remains one of Santa Fe’s most cherished institutions

The hotel also had Meatless Tuesdays

During Prohibition

I Like Gin Pink Elephant, San Francisco, 1930s [Square Prints] Sizes:12x12 inch Archival Print (Unframed) Courtesy Brad HoldenAlso available as a portrait format print. The euphemism seeing pink elephants was first used in the 19th century to describe the hallucinations experienced by drinkers of absinthe, the anise flavored and highly alcoholic beverage associated with bohemian culture, especially among artists and writers in Paris. Vincent Van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde were well known absinthe drinkers. Absinthe was banned by 1915 but the phrase remained