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- Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1938 - This Owl Night Lunch wagon originally operated in Detroit, serving food to nighttime workers. Among its customers was Henry Ford, a young engineer working at Edison Illuminating Company during the 1890s. Ford acquired the Owl in 1927 and moved it to Greenfield Village. Today, it is thought to be the last remaining horse-drawn lunch wagon in America.
- March 11, 1938
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Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1938
This Owl Night Lunch wagon originally operated in Detroit, serving food to nighttime workers. Among its customers was Henry Ford, a young engineer working at Edison Illuminating Company during the 1890s. Ford acquired the Owl in 1927 and moved it to Greenfield Village. Today, it is thought to be the last remaining horse-drawn lunch wagon in America.
- 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
- "Greenfield Village's Owl Night Lunch Wagon Historical Background and Recommendations for Its Proposed Restoration," 1983 -
- April 07, 1983
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"Greenfield Village's Owl Night Lunch Wagon Historical Background and Recommendations for Its Proposed Restoration," 1983
- Letter from Richard J.S. Gutman Inquiring about Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, June 23, 1977 -
- June 23, 1977
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Letter from Richard J.S. Gutman Inquiring about Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, June 23, 1977
- Letter from Richard Gutman concerning the Owl Night Lunch Wagon Restoration, March 14, 1983 -
- March 14, 1983
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Letter from Richard Gutman concerning the Owl Night Lunch Wagon Restoration, March 14, 1983
- Detroit News Clipping from March 14, 1954, "Hot Dog Wagon a Bright Spot of Old Detroit" - Night lunch wagons became popular in the 1890s. These horse-drawn "restaurants on wheels" served simple, affordable food like hot dogs after regular restaurants closed for the night. The Owl Night Lunch wagon pictured here operated in Detroit until 1926, when a city ordinance banned lunch wagons. Henry Ford, who had patronized the Owl as a young engineer, acquired it for Greenfield Village in 1927.
- March 14, 1954
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Detroit News Clipping from March 14, 1954, "Hot Dog Wagon a Bright Spot of Old Detroit"
Night lunch wagons became popular in the 1890s. These horse-drawn "restaurants on wheels" served simple, affordable food like hot dogs after regular restaurants closed for the night. The Owl Night Lunch wagon pictured here operated in Detroit until 1926, when a city ordinance banned lunch wagons. Henry Ford, who had patronized the Owl as a young engineer, acquired it for Greenfield Village in 1927.
- Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1930 - This lunch wagon originally operated in Detroit, serving food to nighttime workers. Among its customers was Henry Ford, a young engineer working at Edison Illuminating Company during the 1890s. Ford acquired the wagon in 1927 and moved it to Greenfield Village. Today, it is thought to be the last remaining horse-drawn lunch wagon in America.
- March 11, 1930
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Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1930
This lunch wagon originally operated in Detroit, serving food to nighttime workers. Among its customers was Henry Ford, a young engineer working at Edison Illuminating Company during the 1890s. Ford acquired the wagon in 1927 and moved it to Greenfield Village. Today, it is thought to be the last remaining horse-drawn lunch wagon in America.
- Painting the Owl Night Lunch Wagon, March 1986 -
- March 01, 1986
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Painting the Owl Night Lunch Wagon, March 1986
- Visitors at the Owl Night Lunch Wagon, Greenfield Village, 1935 - The Henry Ford's Owl Night Lunch wagon served nighttime workers in Detroit in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among its customers was Henry Ford, a young engineer working at Edison Illuminating Company during the 1890s. Ford acquired the Owl in 1927 and moved it to Greenfield Village, where it served as the first food service operation.
- August 05, 1935
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Visitors at the Owl Night Lunch Wagon, Greenfield Village, 1935
The Henry Ford's Owl Night Lunch wagon served nighttime workers in Detroit in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among its customers was Henry Ford, a young engineer working at Edison Illuminating Company during the 1890s. Ford acquired the Owl in 1927 and moved it to Greenfield Village, where it served as the first food service operation.
- "Jerry O'Mahony's Dining Car News," December 1927 -
- December 01, 1927
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"Jerry O'Mahony's Dining Car News," December 1927