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- Robbins Dining Car, Nantasket, Massachusetts, circa 1925 - This item comes from the collection of Richard J. S. Gutman, the leading expert on American diners, which was amassed in the course of a thesis, then four books, numerous articles, exhibitions, restorations, and other consulting projects. This photographic print features four employees -- all sporting clean aprons -- at Robbins Dining Car, a huge unit located near the Nantasket, Massachusetts, beach.
- 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Robbins Dining Car, Nantasket, Massachusetts, circa 1925
This item comes from the collection of Richard J. S. Gutman, the leading expert on American diners, which was amassed in the course of a thesis, then four books, numerous articles, exhibitions, restorations, and other consulting projects. This photographic print features four employees -- all sporting clean aprons -- at Robbins Dining Car, a huge unit located near the Nantasket, Massachusetts, beach.
- Wilfred Barriere at Worcester Lunch Car Company, 1906 -
- 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Wilfred Barriere at Worcester Lunch Car Company, 1906
- American Eagle Cafe inside the Worcester Lunch Car Company Factory, 1906 -
- 1906
- Collections - Artifact
American Eagle Cafe inside the Worcester Lunch Car Company Factory, 1906
- Hotel Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1932-1939 -
- 1932-1939
- Collections - Artifact
Hotel Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1932-1939
- Transporting Barclay's City Line Diner, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Transporting Barclay's City Line Diner, circa 1925
- Interior View of Central Lunch Car, 1910 - Diners trace their origins to horse-drawn lunch wagons, that appeared on city streets at night to feed workers. One of New England's premier diner builders, the Worcester Lunch Car Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, began producing lunch wagons in 1906. This 1910 photograph shows an interior view of the Central Lunch Wagon manufactured by this company.
- 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Interior View of Central Lunch Car, 1910
Diners trace their origins to horse-drawn lunch wagons, that appeared on city streets at night to feed workers. One of New England's premier diner builders, the Worcester Lunch Car Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, began producing lunch wagons in 1906. This 1910 photograph shows an interior view of the Central Lunch Wagon manufactured by this company.