Jerry O'Mahony Diners, 1936-1950

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Artifact Overview

The New Jersey-based Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars was one of the leading diner manufacturers for decades, building hundreds of diners in numerous styles and giving many diner builders their start. This contact sheet of 4"x5" negatives, created 1975 for Richard J. S. Gutman's book, American Diner, shows several diners made by the company.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1975

Subject Date

1936-1950

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.72.212

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Richard J.S. Gutman Diner Collection.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

written on front: Superb Diner Newark NJ 1947 / Bound Brook NJ 1941