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Belmont Mansion

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 161 Collections and/or Records:

West Fairmount Park, Belmont Mansion: Restaurant and banquet facility: Carl Mai's Restaurant at the Belmont Mansion advertisements, newspaper clippings, and general ephemera, 1949-1967, bulk: 1949-1955

 File — Drawer 5-3
General information

Items which are dated are primarily from the 1950s, although many items are undated. Materials include restaurant advertisements, newspaper write-ups, postcards featuring the restaurant, a calendar produced by the restaurant, and two dining menus.

Dates: 1949-1967; Majority of material found within 1949-1955

West Fairmount Park, Belmont Mansion: Restaurant and banquet facility: Photographs, print images and photographic slides, bulk: Bulk, 1952-1956, 1924-1968

 Series — Multiple Containers
Abstract

The Carl Mai Restaurant at the Belmont Mansion operated circa 1950s. Established and run by German born Carl Mai, a renowned, classically trained French chef, the restauarant received high local praise during it's operation. Carl Mai later became a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance. Both he and his wife were advocates and lovers of Fairmount Park, as evidenced throughout the collection.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1952-1956; 1924-1968

West Fairmount Park, Belmont Mansion: Restaurant and banquet facility: Photographs, printed images, and slides of Belmont Mansion and Fairmount Park, bulk: Bulk, 1952-1955, 1948-1963

 File
General information This file contains both personal photographs taken by the Mai family of Belmont Mansion and Fairmount Park, as well as photographs and photographic prints provided to the Mai family by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The latter appear to have been requested by Ernestine Mai to be used for postcards. Some of the prints contain handwritten measurements and notes relating to this project. Also included with this file are two pieces of correspondence from the Philadelphia Museum of Art staff....
Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1952-1955; 1948-1963