Detroit News Clipping from March 14, 1954, "Hot Dog Wagon a Bright Spot of Old Detroit"

THF126047 / Detroit News Clipping from March 14, 1954, "Hot Dog Wagon a Bright Spot of Old Detroit"
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Artifact Overview

Night lunch wagons became popular in the 1890s. These horse-drawn "restaurants on wheels" served simple, affordable food like hot dogs after regular restaurants closed for the night. The Owl Night Lunch wagon pictured here operated in Detroit until 1926, when a city ordinance banned lunch wagons. Henry Ford, who had patronized the Owl as a young engineer, acquired it for Greenfield Village in 1927.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Clipping (Information artifact)

Date Made

14 March 1954

Subject Date

14 March 1954

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.186.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)
Photomechanical processes

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.375 in (varies)
Width: 11.5 in (varies)

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