Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Unidentified Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor Daybook, 1911. Local government records collection, Richmond Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond under accession number 37367.

Historical Information

This unidentified restaurant and ice cream parlor operated in Richmond, Va., during the early twentieth century.

Scope and Content

Unidentified Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor Daybook, 1911, records transactions on an almost daily basis from July through September 1911. Information found in each entry includes customer name, item purchased, and amounts owed. In addition to serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the restaurant also functioned as an ice cream parlor selling ice cream, candies, lemonade, cigarettes, and cigars.

Index Terms

Subjects:

• Consumer goods--Virginia--Richmond.
• Ice cream parlors--Virginia--Richmond.
• Restaurants--Virginia--Richmond.

Geographical Names:

• Richmond (Va.)--History--20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records--Virginia--Richmond.
• Daybooks--Virginia--Richmond.
• Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.