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- Drawing of Woodward Avenue at Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan, 1849-1856 -
- 1849-1856
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Drawing of Woodward Avenue at Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan, 1849-1856
- French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1906 -
- circa 1906
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French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1906
- Woman with Basket of Fruit, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
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Woman with Basket of Fruit, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1905
- Hot Dog Vendor at Grand and Havemeyer Streets, Brooklyn, New York, 1935 -
- 1935
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Hot Dog Vendor at Grand and Havemeyer Streets, Brooklyn, New York, 1935
- Fruit and Vegetable Scale, Used by the Krasnoff Family at Eastern Market, Detroit, Michigan, 1923-1940 -
- 1923-1940
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Fruit and Vegetable Scale, Used by the Krasnoff Family at Eastern Market, Detroit, Michigan, 1923-1940
- 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.
- Children with Street Vendor and Pushcart, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Children with Street Vendor and Pushcart, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1906 -
- circa 1906
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French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1906
- 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.
- Visitors at the Owl Night Lunch Wagon, Greenfield Village, 1935 -
- August 05, 1935
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Visitors at the Owl Night Lunch Wagon, Greenfield Village, 1935