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Title	Capitol Restaurant & Cafeteria Matchbook
Date.Original	1917?-1922?
Publisher.Original	Lion Match, NYC
Description	An unstruck matchbook cover, advertising The Capitol Restaurant & Cafeteria on the state road between Monroe & Chester New York.
Notes	This road is now known as Route 17M. Though the structures are long gone, the pull off for the Capitol Restaurant & Cafeteria pull off is still visible, which is now part of Goospond Mountain State Park. Since this cover lacks the safety warning, it was dated using the glossary at http://www.matchcovers.com/glossary_L.htm "Lion Match Co.... originally started business in 1917, in Brooklyn, NY, and began using the Safety First footer wording in 1922.
Subject.TGM	Matchcovers Illustrations Eating & drinking facilities Automobile service stations
Subject.local	Gas, Food & Lodging: Capitol Cafeteria/Restaurant
Corporate Name	Capitol Restaurant & Cafeteria
Location	Chester (Town) - Orange County - New York
HRVH Topic	Business & Industry
Format.Original	Advertisement, 4.5 by 1.5 in. (11.5 x 3.8 cm)
Resource Type	Image; Text
Resource Identifier	chs-011069
Publisher.Digital	Chester Historical Society
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Holding Institution	Chester Historical Society
Contact Information	The Chester Historical Society 47 Main Street, Chester, NY 10918 email: chester_historical@mac.com url: www.ChesterHistoricalSociety.com The Chester Historical Society is a nonprofit organization as qualified under Section 501(c) (3) of the IRS code. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Rights	Use of copyright protected material requires the prior written permission from the Chester Historical Society. Material may be reproduced for educational, nonprofit use only, with appropriate citation. Please notify The Chester Historical Society of such use.
Technical Data	tiff 300 ppi 24 bit scan with Straedtler scale, Epson CX3200, Image Capture 4.0., Photoshop Elements 3.0, 896 x 1450 pixels, 3.72 M
Transcript	Lion Match, New York Capitol Restaurant Telephone Chester 166-F-4 Capitol Restaurant & Cafeteria Route 17 Between Monroe & Chester N.Y.

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