Male Cook at Work Behind the Counter of the Fairfield Diner, 1938-1940

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Artifact Overview

Diner cooks prepared food to order, deftly handling grills, ovens, fryers, and coffee urns in plain sight of customers. This photograph, taken about 1939, shows a cook working behind the counter at the Fairfield Diner in Connecticut.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1938-1940

Subject Date

1938-1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

94.68.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Guy C. Close.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.125 in
Width: 3.063 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in ink on back: FAIRFIELD DINER / CONN / on Post Road / across from School / & Five [?] / (Reed Rd?) / Apx 38-40
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