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- Lamy's Diner, 1946 - World War II veteran Clovis Lamy ordered this 40-seat diner from the Worcester Lunch Car Company, a premier New England diner builder. In April 1946, Lamy operated the diner in his home town of Marlborough, Massachusetts. Local factory workers ate lunch there and those returning from a movie or show dropped in for dinner. Lamy sold the business in 1949.
- 1946
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Lamy's Diner, 1946
World War II veteran Clovis Lamy ordered this 40-seat diner from the Worcester Lunch Car Company, a premier New England diner builder. In April 1946, Lamy operated the diner in his home town of Marlborough, Massachusetts. Local factory workers ate lunch there and those returning from a movie or show dropped in for dinner. Lamy sold the business in 1949.
- Lamy's Diner Being Lifted by a Crane, 1984 - In 1984, Henry Ford Museum purchased Lamy's Diner. It took a crane to lift the diner in preparation for transporting it from Hudson, Massachusetts. Once at the museum, it was restored to its original 1946 appearance.
- 1984
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Lamy's Diner Being Lifted by a Crane, 1984
In 1984, Henry Ford Museum purchased Lamy's Diner. It took a crane to lift the diner in preparation for transporting it from Hudson, Massachusetts. Once at the museum, it was restored to its original 1946 appearance.
- Henry Ford Academy Students in Lamy's Diner in Henry Ford Museum, October 2007 - Henry Ford Academy, a charter high school on the campus of The Henry Ford, opened in 1997. These students were photographed having a lesson in Lamy's Diner, inside Henry Ford Museum, in October 2007.
- October 01, 2007
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Henry Ford Academy Students in Lamy's Diner in Henry Ford Museum, October 2007
Henry Ford Academy, a charter high school on the campus of The Henry Ford, opened in 1997. These students were photographed having a lesson in Lamy's Diner, inside Henry Ford Museum, in October 2007.
- Worcester Lunch Car Company Tag from Lamy's Diner, 1946 - The Worcester (Massachusetts) Lunch Car Company began as a lunch wagon producer in 1906. By the mid-1920s they were manufacturing larger, fully outfitted diners and became one of New England's premier diner builders. This tag came as part of the Lamy's Diner donation when the diner was moved to Henry Ford Museum in the 1980s.
- 1946
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Worcester Lunch Car Company Tag from Lamy's Diner, 1946
The Worcester (Massachusetts) Lunch Car Company began as a lunch wagon producer in 1906. By the mid-1920s they were manufacturing larger, fully outfitted diners and became one of New England's premier diner builders. This tag came as part of the Lamy's Diner donation when the diner was moved to Henry Ford Museum in the 1980s.
- Henry Ford Academy Students in Lamy's Diner in Henry Ford Museum, October 2007 - Henry Ford Academy, a charter high school on the campus of The Henry Ford, opened in 1997. These students were photographed having a lesson in Lamy's Diner, inside Henry Ford Museum, in October 2007.
- October 01, 2007
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Henry Ford Academy Students in Lamy's Diner in Henry Ford Museum, October 2007
Henry Ford Academy, a charter high school on the campus of The Henry Ford, opened in 1997. These students were photographed having a lesson in Lamy's Diner, inside Henry Ford Museum, in October 2007.
- Moving Lamy's Diner into Henry Ford Museum, February 27, 1987 - The Henry Ford acquired Lamy's Diner in 1984. Following its relocation from Hudson, Massachusetts, to Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, the diner was restored to its original 1946 appearance.
- February 27, 1987
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Moving Lamy's Diner into Henry Ford Museum, February 27, 1987
The Henry Ford acquired Lamy's Diner in 1984. Following its relocation from Hudson, Massachusetts, to Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, the diner was restored to its original 1946 appearance.
- Lamy's Diner at Its Original Site in Marlborough, Massachusetts, circa 1946 - This photograph shows Lamy's Diner on its original site in Marlborough, Massachusetts, about 1946. The diner moved three times: first to Framingham, Massachusetts; next to Hudson, Massachusetts, in 1949; and finally to Henry Ford Museum in 1984.
- circa 1946
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Lamy's Diner at Its Original Site in Marlborough, Massachusetts, circa 1946
This photograph shows Lamy's Diner on its original site in Marlborough, Massachusetts, about 1946. The diner moved three times: first to Framingham, Massachusetts; next to Hudson, Massachusetts, in 1949; and finally to Henry Ford Museum in 1984.
- Letter from Richard Gutman concerning Lamy's Diner and Owl Night Lunch Wagon Restorations, February 17, 1985 -
- February 17, 1985
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Letter from Richard Gutman concerning Lamy's Diner and Owl Night Lunch Wagon Restorations, February 17, 1985
- Henry Ford Academy Students in Lamy's Diner in Henry Ford Museum, October 2007 - Henry Ford Academy, a charter high school on the campus of The Henry Ford, opened in 1997. These students were photographed having a lesson in Lamy's Diner, inside Henry Ford Museum, in October 2007.
- October 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Academy Students in Lamy's Diner in Henry Ford Museum, October 2007
Henry Ford Academy, a charter high school on the campus of The Henry Ford, opened in 1997. These students were photographed having a lesson in Lamy's Diner, inside Henry Ford Museum, in October 2007.
- Henry Ford Academy Students in Lamy's Diner in Henry Ford Museum, October 2007 - Henry Ford Academy, a charter high school on the campus of The Henry Ford, opened in 1997. These students were photographed having a lesson in Lamy's Diner, inside Henry Ford Museum, in October 2007.
- October 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Academy Students in Lamy's Diner in Henry Ford Museum, October 2007
Henry Ford Academy, a charter high school on the campus of The Henry Ford, opened in 1997. These students were photographed having a lesson in Lamy's Diner, inside Henry Ford Museum, in October 2007.