Interior View of Central Lunch Car, 1910

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Artifact Overview

Diners trace their origins to horse-drawn lunch wagons, that appeared on city streets at night to feed workers. One of New England's premier diner builders, the Worcester Lunch Car Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, began producing lunch wagons in 1906. This 1910 photograph shows an interior view of the Central Lunch Wagon manufactured by this company.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1910

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.72.447

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: 11.75 in
Width: 13.75 in

Interior View of Central Lunch Car, 1910