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- Dining Car, Pennsylvania Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad, circa 1900 - Railroads took pride in their dining cars. They were expensive to operate, but quality food and service helped a railroad distinguish itself from competitors. For African Americans, working on a railroad dining car was one of the few avenues available to enter the Black middle class in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Dining Car, Pennsylvania Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad, circa 1900
Railroads took pride in their dining cars. They were expensive to operate, but quality food and service helped a railroad distinguish itself from competitors. For African Americans, working on a railroad dining car was one of the few avenues available to enter the Black middle class in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- "Jerry O'Mahony, Inc." Mechanical Pencil, 1945-1949 -
- 1945-1949
- Collections - Artifact
"Jerry O'Mahony, Inc." Mechanical Pencil, 1945-1949
- Empire Diner at 10th Ave. and West 22nd St., New York City, March 1992 -
- March 01, 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Empire Diner at 10th Ave. and West 22nd St., New York City, March 1992
- Elgin Diner, Camden, New Jersey, 1993 -
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
Elgin Diner, Camden, New Jersey, 1993
- "Wigwam Diner" Butter Dish, Made by Richard J.S. Gutman, 1980 -
- 1980
- Collections - Artifact
"Wigwam Diner" Butter Dish, Made by Richard J.S. Gutman, 1980
- 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.
- Detail of Lettering on Porcelain Enamel of Edgemere Diner in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts -
- Collections - Artifact
Detail of Lettering on Porcelain Enamel of Edgemere Diner in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
- Jerry O'Mahony Dining Car Construction and Transportation, 1920-1948 -
- 1920-1948
- Collections - Artifact
Jerry O'Mahony Dining Car Construction and Transportation, 1920-1948
- "Wish You Were Here!," Silver Diner, Rockville, Maryland, 1988 -
- February 01, 1989
- Collections - Artifact
"Wish You Were Here!," Silver Diner, Rockville, Maryland, 1988
- "Make Big $," Silver Diner, Rockville, Maryland, 1988 -
- 1988
- Collections - Artifact
"Make Big $," Silver Diner, Rockville, Maryland, 1988