Serving Food at an Unidentified Brill Steel Diner, 1927-1932
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Artifact Overview
Since 1868, the J. G. Brill Company had manufactured horsecars, railroad cars, and streetcars. With the increased popularity of diners in the 1920s, Brill introduced a line of all-steel diners in 1927. This photograph shows the interior of a Brill Steel Diner, possibly from Albany, New York, dating from between 1927 and 1932.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1927-1932
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.72.446
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Richard J.S. Gutman Diner Collection.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Matting (Supporting)
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11.125 in
Width: 13.5 in
Inscriptions
written on front:
The Fellowcrafts / Studio / Albany, N.Y.
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