Cars Parked Outside A&W Root Beer Stand, circa 1950

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Artifact Overview

From one small walk-up root-beer stand in 1919, A&W grew to cater to the drive-in customer. This photograph from about 1950 shows four cars crowded around the restaurant. By this time, customers didn't need to walk up to the stand; "tray girls" and "tray boys" provided eat-in-your-car service.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1950

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

87.8.4.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Resin-coated paper

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5.063 in
Width: 7 in