Visitors at the Owl Night Lunch Wagon, Greenfield Village, 1935

THF705291 / Visitors at the Owl Night Lunch Wagon, Greenfield Village, 1935

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

05 August 1935

Subject Date

05 August 1935

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.188.13857

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Food vendors Open-air museums Visitors 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.