Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, August 1989

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic transparency

Date Made

August 1989

Subject Date

August 1989

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

EI.1929.3317

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in
Width: 2.5 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic transparencies Photographs Eating & drinking Open-air museums Lunch wagons Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Owl Night Lunch Wagon

Artifact
Owl Night Lunch Wagon Used by Henry Ford, circa 1890
The Henry Ford's Owl Night Lunch wagon is thought to be the last remaining horse-drawn lunch wagon in America. It served food to nighttime workers in downtown Detroit, and attracted such diverse clientele as reporters, politicians, policemen, factory workers, and supposedly even underworld characters! Among its customers was Henry Ford, a young engineer working at Edison Illuminating Company during the 1890s.