First McDonald's Restaurant Crew, Des Plains, Illinois, circa 1964

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Artifact Overview

In its early years as a franchise, McDonald's hired only males, dressed neatly in white as seen at this restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, about 1964.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1964

Creator Notes

Made for McDonald's Corporation of Oak Brook, Illinois.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

88.93.17

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of McDonald's Corporation.

Material

Resin-coated paper

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.938 in
Width: 8 in