Dairy Queen Sign Congratulating Local High School Graduates including Laura Gentry, 1979
THF718998 / Dairy Queen Sign Congratulating Local High School Graduates including Laura Gentry, 1979
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Artifact Overview
High school teenagers gain valuable work experience at fast-food restaurants -- often their first job. Young employees can learn new skills and gain hands-on knowledge needed for future careers. In 1979, the manager of the Dairy Queen in Harvester, Missouri, showed his appreciation to his workers graduating from high school by adding their names to the restaurant's marquee.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1979
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.106.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Laura (Gentry) Stupperich.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 4.5 in
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Teenagers often gain work experience at fast-food restaurants, and part of the job is wearing a uniform representing the company brand. Laura Gentry wore this uniform when working at the Dairy Queen in Harvester, Missouri, as a senior in high school and later in college. Her hard work tackling all aspects of the job paved the way for her future career in accounting.