Howard Johnson's Restaurant, 1951
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Artifact Overview
Howard Deering Johnson began his career in the 1920s by developing a delicious high-butterfat ice cream, which he sold from food stands around Boston, Massachusetts. Johnson expanded his business to full-service restaurants. He franchised these establishments with their familiar orange roofs across America. This photograph shows the lunch counter area of a Howard Johnson's in Wollaston, Massachusetts, in 1951.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1951
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.18.83.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Franchise Associates, Inc.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.813 in
Width: 10 in
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