Celebrating the Sandwich

Written by
Ellice Engdahl
Published11/1/2021
Celebrate the humble sandwich through historic photographs, advertisements, product labels, and more from our collections.

Celebrating the Sandwich

Written by
Ellice Engdahl
Published11/1/2021
Page with red text and image of mustachioed man in chef's hat holding a whole roasted turkey
Menu-Insert Card, "Quick... Tasty... Pleasing, Hot Turkey Sandwich," 1950-1970 / THF297119


In our monthly History Outside the Box program, we highlight items from The Henry Ford’s archives through stories on our Instagram account. In August, Janice Unger, Processing Archivist at The Henry Ford, recognized National Sandwich Month with a series of sandwich-related photographs, advertisements, product labels, and more from our collections. If you missed the original Instagram story, you’re in luck—you can check out a video of the slides below.


Hope this whetted your appetite for a tasty sandwich. Bon appetit!


Janice Unger is Processing Archivist and Ellice Engdahl is Digital Collections and Content Manager at The Henry Ford.