Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1938
THF124852 / Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1938 / detail
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Artifact Overview
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.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
11 March 1938
Subject Date
11 March 1938
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.188.P.22430
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Backing (Textile material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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