Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, October 1934

THF715137 / Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, October 1934

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

19 October 1934

Creators

Creator Notes

Copy photographic print made by The Henry Ford from the original Ford Motor Company photo taken in 1934.

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.72.P.B.93366

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 in
Width: 9.938 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Diners (Restaurants) Open-air museums 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.