Lamy's Diner Being Lifted by a Crane, 1984
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In 1984, Henry Ford Museum purchased Lamy's Diner. It took a crane to lift the diner in preparation for transporting it from Hudson, Massachusetts. Once at the museum, it was restored to its original 1946 appearance.
In 1984, Henry Ford Museum purchased Lamy's Diner. It took a crane to lift the diner in preparation for transporting it from Hudson, Massachusetts. Once at the museum, it was restored to its original 1946 appearance.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1984
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.100774
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.063 in
Width: 8.125 in
Inscriptions
Text printed on press release: Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village... / ...DEARBORN, MICH. -- In 1984, 25 tons of history was delivered to Henry Ford Museum in the form of a 38-year-old diner. Brought 900 miles from Hudson, Mass. to Dearborn, Mich., the diner is estimated to have served more than four million customers. Upon its inclusion in "The Automobile In American Life," the diner will be viewed by the more than one million visitors who come to the museum each year.
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