Dining at Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village

In the early 1980s, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village began assessing and upgrading the interpretation of its buildings, focusing on the dramatic changes that Americans experienced during the 1800s. This included reinterpreting Clinton Inn to its 1850s era, when proprietor Calvin Wood operated the building as Eagle Tavern. This photograph, from 1985, re-creates the food service of that era.

In the early 1980s, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village began assessing and upgrading the interpretation of many buildings, focusing on the dramatic changes that Americans experienced during the 1800s. This included reinterpreting Clinton Inn to its 1850s era, when proprietor Calvin Wood operated the building as Eagle Tavern. This photograph, from a 1982 Press Release, re-creates that era.

In the early 1980s, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village began assessing and upgrading the interpretation of many of its buildings, focusing on the dramatic changes that Americans experienced during the 1800s. This included reinterpreting Clinton Inn to its 1850s era, when proprietor Calvin Wood operated the building as Eagle Tavern. This photograph, from about 1983, re-creates that 1850s era.

In the early 1980s, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village began assessing and upgrading the interpretation of its buildings, focusing on the dramatic changes that Americans experienced during the 1800s. This included reinterpreting Clinton Inn to its 1850s era, when proprietor Calvin Wood operated the building as Eagle Tavern. This photograph, from 1982, re-creates the dining experience of that era.

The 1982 transformation from the cafeteria-style Clinton Inn to the restaurant-style Eagle Tavern of the 1850s era included research on period foods, recipes, and menus. This was one of several cookbooks used in the research and testing of recipes for the new menus.

In the early 1980s, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village began assessing and upgrading the interpretation of its buildings, focusing on the dramatic changes that Americans experienced during the 1800s. This included reinterpreting Clinton Inn to its 1850s era, when Calvin Wood operated the building as Eagle Tavern. This cookbook includes recipes served at the re-created Eagle Tavern since 1982.

The 1982 transformation from the cafeteria-style Clinton Inn to the restaurant-style Eagle Tavern of the 1850s era included research on period foods, recipes, and menus. This was one of several cookbooks used in the research and testing of recipes for the new menus.

The 1982 transformation from the cafeteria-style Clinton Inn to the restaurant-style Eagle Tavern of the 1850s era included research on period foods, recipes, and menus. This was one of several cookbooks used in the research and testing of recipes for the new menus.

The 1982 transformation from the cafeteria-style Clinton Inn to the restaurant-style Eagle Tavern of the 1850s era included research on period foods, recipes, and menus. This re-created 1850s-era "Billhead" was the bill given to customers after they dined at the Eagle Tavern.

The 1982 transformation from the cafeteria-style Clinton Inn to the restaurant-style Eagle Tavern of the 1850s era included research on period foods, recipes, and menus. This was the original 1982 version of a re-created drink list at Eagle Tavern, based on 1850s-era menus.

The 1982 transformation from the cafeteria-style Clinton Inn to the restaurant-style Eagle Tavern of the 1850s era included research on period foods, recipes, and menus. This was the original 1982 version of a re-created menu at Eagle Tavern, based on 1850s-era menus.

The 1982 transformation from the cafeteria-style Clinton Inn to the restaurant-style Eagle Tavern of the 1850s era included research on period foods, recipes, and menus. This re-created menu combined both food and drink from the 1850s era.