Interior of Walkor Lunch, New York, circa 1918
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Artifact Overview
Stationary lunch cars like this one evolved from horse-drawn lunch wagons that appeared on city streets at night to feed workers. Unlike more primitive lunch wagons, these often featured such niceties as electric lights and built-in cooking equipment. The New Jersey-based firm Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars who manufactured this lunch car, would go on to become a leading diner manufacturer.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1918
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.72.411
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Richard J.S. Gutman Diner Collection.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
written on back:
1918 / NYC? / owned by J O'M [Jerry O'Mahony] / Howard Cox. / Photographer / 30 East 20th St. New York
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