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- First McDonald's Restaurant Crew, Des Plains, Illinois, circa 1964 - In its early years as a franchise, McDonald's hired only males, dressed neatly in white as seen at this restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, about 1964.
- circa 1964
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First McDonald's Restaurant Crew, Des Plains, Illinois, circa 1964
In its early years as a franchise, McDonald's hired only males, dressed neatly in white as seen at this restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, about 1964.
- McDonald's and Howard Johnson's Restaurants, Des Plains, Illinois, circa 1965 - As motorists sped down American roads during the mid-1900s, many wanted quick and inexpensive meals. This photograph shows two options available to a driver passing through Des Plains, Illinois, in about 1965. A sit-down restaurant, Howard Johnson's on the left, or a newer fast-food chain, McDonald's on the right.
- circa 1965
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McDonald's and Howard Johnson's Restaurants, Des Plains, Illinois, circa 1965
As motorists sped down American roads during the mid-1900s, many wanted quick and inexpensive meals. This photograph shows two options available to a driver passing through Des Plains, Illinois, in about 1965. A sit-down restaurant, Howard Johnson's on the left, or a newer fast-food chain, McDonald's on the right.
- DeSoto Paint Display - Paint and chemical company DeSoto was formed in 1910 in Des Plaines, Illinois, as a subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck and Company. DeSoto's paint operation began to lose money in the late 1980s, and the company sold its paint division to Sherwin-Williams. The sale allowed DeSoto to focus on its profitable industrial chemical products.
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DeSoto Paint Display
Paint and chemical company DeSoto was formed in 1910 in Des Plaines, Illinois, as a subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck and Company. DeSoto's paint operation began to lose money in the late 1980s, and the company sold its paint division to Sherwin-Williams. The sale allowed DeSoto to focus on its profitable industrial chemical products.
- View of a McDonald's Restaurant and Sign, circa 1955 - In the late 1940s, the McDonald brothers had a radical new idea -- assembly-line production of a limited menu, at drastically reduced prices. By the mid-1950s, McDonald's new food system was in place. It was an idea that created a fast-food nation. This photograph shows one of the many new McDonald's Restaurants that appeared about 1955.
- circa 1955
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View of a McDonald's Restaurant and Sign, circa 1955
In the late 1940s, the McDonald brothers had a radical new idea -- assembly-line production of a limited menu, at drastically reduced prices. By the mid-1950s, McDonald's new food system was in place. It was an idea that created a fast-food nation. This photograph shows one of the many new McDonald's Restaurants that appeared about 1955.