Street Scenes, Lunch Cart on New Street, 1890-1915
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Artifact Overview
Immigrants in New York City could make a modest living by selling fresh produce, baked goods, or hand-held lunch foods from a pushcart. Lunch carts like this one were the predecessors to horse-drawn lunch wagons with enclosed tops and expanded menus. Eventually these lunch wagons evolved into diners.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
1890-1915
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
32.351.240
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Betty R. K. Pierce.
Material
Glass (Material)
Technique
Gelatin dry plate process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
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Horse-drawn lunch wagons, brought out onto city streets at night, served simple, affordable food after regular restaurants closed for the night. This night lunch wagon, established by the Church Temperance Society in New York City, attempted to discourage patrons from frequenting nighttime saloons by offering food and drink in a convenient location and attractive setting.