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The Evolution of the American Diner
Main Menu
The Original Lunch Wagons
Where the American Diner found its audience and purpose.
T. H. Buckley- Come Get Your American Dream
Finding success in a new business.
The Transition from Horse-Drawn to Stationary
Why Lunch Wagons found themselves abandoning the horse.
The Classic American Entrepreneurship
The appeal of owning a lunch wagon to working-class Americans.
The Masters of the Booming Lunch Car Industry
Appealing to the customers
The effort to appeal to a wider customer base.
Decline of the American Diner
Cultural Relics of the Twenty-First Century
Media Gallery
Media Used and Collected in the Making of this Project
Credits
Sources Used in Research
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 6
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Page 6 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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Cassidy Nemick
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Media Used and Collected in the Making of this Project
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"The Dinette" - Eat In An American Diner Matchbook
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Matchbook advertisement stating, "Eat In An American Diner; Friendly Places to Eat." The Dinette Diner. Original matchbook in author's collection.
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M & M Restaurant Inc. Matchbook back.
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Matchbook advertising the Kullman build diner "M&M Restaurant Inc.". Original matchbook in author's collection.
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"Obannon's Good Food" Lunch Wagon Post Card
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Postcard from 1991, featuring a horse drawn lunch wagon named "Obannons Good Food". Actual post card in author's collection.
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O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943 page 3
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Page 3 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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Car Hop
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This car hop delivers food to cars on roller skates. Photo can be accessed at https://flic.kr/p/xn7Hz2
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Andy's Diner 1956
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Photo of Andy's Diner in 1956, showing two customers and four waitresses within a diner. Photo belongs to the Seattle Municipal Archives. Photo can be accessed at https://flic.kr/p/5Y1Brb
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The Owl Lunch Wagon Stamp
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A stamp from 1991 featuring The Owl lunch wagon from the 1890's. Artifact in author's collection.
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Little Italy in Manhattan, New York around 1900
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Photo of working class citizens in Little Italy on Mulberry Street around 1900. Photo is available in the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs Division under the digital ID det.4a31829
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Jerry O'Mahony 1943 Advertisement Interior Photo
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Owl Night Lunch, in Greenfield Village in the Henry Ford Museum located in Dearborn, Michigan
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Photo by Maia C at https://www.flickr.com/photos/maiac/1462877881/in/photolist-3egCCr-7hoM2X-4sp9gV-9rcfhx-nqy4PW-9dMW8t-a8yyQ3-ofWsHX-nQg4R8-nYsdLp-8WuYtb-quuRZ7-fo2y6K-ofL4Zu-amxJFt-frrN5r-8WuXhu-8WrUjR-8WrUq8-8WrTX6-a6qQFf-8WrU5c-8WuYPb-a6nYrR-49RUTC-qitLjM-nxd1Wp-8WrTea-8WuXCq-8WuX4L-8WrTJF-8WuWKC-8X4Uy6-8a26uN-8WuWS9-8WrTuc-8WrTRF-8WuXSG-8WuWvU-8WuXaS-8WuXos-8WrSG6-hArxJo-aGheQv-eAygUp-8WuWpC-JJbbE-91nnRP-6DSLr5-8ZFTD
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M & M Restaurant Inc. Matchbook front.
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Matchbook advertising the Kullman build diner "M&M Restaurant Inc.". Original matchbook in author's collection.
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Tierney Diner Advertisement
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Tierney Diner Car Advertisement from the late 1920s. Original ad in author's collection.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 19
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Page 19 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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Jerry's Beefburgers Drive In
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Jerry's Beefburgers Drive In. San Leandro, California. Photo can be found at https://flic.kr/p/4LwmH3
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Abandoned Diner on Route 22
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"Old Diner" by Shockwave506. An old rundown diner along Route 22 in New Jersey. Photo can be accessed from https://flic.kr/p/99Mugi
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Wellboro Diner Interior
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Quick Lunch Wagon 1918
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The actual photo is owned by the Passaic Historical Commission (currently defunct) and is used with permission of the Passaic City Historian, Mark S. Auerbach. This photo only appears in Michael C. Gabriele’s exceptional book, The History of Diners in New Jersey.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 11
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Page 11 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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Granville M. Stoddard (Left) and Philip H. Duprey(right) of the Worcester Lunch Car Company
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Photo shows Stoddard, the treasurer, and Duprey, the president, of the Worcester Lunch Car Company with Murphey's Cafe No. 201. Photo by E.B. Luce, provided by the Worcester Historical Museum.
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Fanci Freez Drive Through
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Fanci Freez Drive Through. Boise, Idaho. Photo can be accessed at https://flic.kr/p/83MfaG
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Arlington Diner
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Sketch of Walter Scott
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Sketch of Walter Scott from the Providence Journal
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 2
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Page 2 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 12
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Page 12 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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Mel's Drive-In
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Mel's Drive-In. Photo can be accessed at https://flic.kr/p/e9x8Ke
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Jerry O'Mahony 1943 Advertisment
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T.H Buckley Wagon Interior Design
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Sketch of the interior of a T.H Buckley Cafe. This sketch shows the serving counter where the owner of the wagon would serve customers, standing space, and stools for customers to sit and enjoy their meal.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 6
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Page 6 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 13. Image of the O'Mahoney factory.
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Page 13 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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Booths and Bar Stools from the Road Island Diner
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Photograph of the interior of the Road Island Diner which is on the National Registry of Historic Places, and is located in Oakley, Utah. Image can be found at https://flic.kr/p/nnCA5e
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Drive In Sign
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Drive In Sign. Rice Hill, OR. Photo can be accessed at https://flic.kr/p/7xSHNc
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Al-Mac's Diner
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Diner Located in Fall River Massachusetts
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Worcester Lunch Car Company- American Eagle Cafe No. 200
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Photo by E. B. Luce, and provided by the Worcester Historical Musuem
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O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943 pages 9 and 10
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Pages 9 and 10 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 14
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Page 14 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 15. Pictures shows diners in progress at the O'Mahony factory.
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Page 15 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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Miss Worcester Diner Interior
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The Miss Worcester Diner on Southbridge Street was built in 1948 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company. Photo belongs to Liz West and can be found at https://flic.kr/p/7jtWYm
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Diner Stools
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Abandoned Diner South Heights, PA
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Photo by https://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/8722657601/in/photostream/
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Lunch Wagon No. 9 1908 Herald Square, New York
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Photo of Herald Square, New York from 1908 featuring a Lunch Wagon. Photo by Shorpy Higginbothom via http://midtownlunch.com/2011/02/23/people-complained-about-food-trucks-in-1907-too/
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 4
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Page 4 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 16
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Page 16 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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F&T Diner, 310-320 Main Street, Cambridge
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Photo provided by The Cambridge Historical Commission
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Betty Whittington working as a Car Hop
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Betty Whittington, car-hop, serves motorists stopping at Prince's Drive-in spot in 1945. Houston, TX. From the National Archives 111-SC box 692 329520. Photo can be accessed at https://flic.kr/p/5a5WHi
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Chas. H. Palmer Lunch Wagons
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Advertisement for Night Lunch Wagons from 1892. Provided by the Worcester Historical Museum
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Abandoned Diner Stools Penn McKee Diner
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Photo by Jonathan Haeber at https://www.flickr.com/photos/tunnelbug/17049419062/in/photolist-rYAJi5-H5fJRb-HuymBg-aRbzEV-5kRLNe-8w1rN-3npjmw-8oZya1-3nphS1-nhaqfY-3npinq-5h1jrE-5kW1LG-3npj4b-5kW387-3npiyC-3njPJn-3njRJX-ycMfU6-3njQvH-8iofe-3njPQx-3eViRf-5m9Jk1-3njQgx-3npiDN-bpJaDu-4gHkyH-3njQGD-3njQbD-5m9HGm-7TKk6h-3npf5w-5gVX2Z-5m5sd2-5kRLka-5kW2Do-3njPdD-3njPm8-3nphHj-5kRL7T-fNkxd-dfEExe-HkkueG-DN3XuG-EcR5EE-uBZSpy-vwGPxQ-xtCtFU-vwGNJA
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T. H Buckley 1905 Advertisement
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Advertisment for the T. H Buckley Car Manufacturing Company from 1905. Accessed from https://dinerhunter.com/2010/07/14/motorized-lunch-wagons-the-missing-link
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 5 Interior Image
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Page 5 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 17. Showcasing appliances included with the purchase of a diner.
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Page 17 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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Kitchenette Diner
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Photo provided by The Cambridge Historical Commission
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"Classic 50's Drive Inn"
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"Classic 50's Drive Inn". Norman, OK. Photo can be accessed at https://flic.kr/p/tsrEt
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Palmer Wagon Advertisement 1895
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C.H. Palmer Lunch Wagon Advertisement from 1985 Provided by the Worcester Historical Museum
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Soft Cream Sign Portland, OR
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Photo by Curtis Perry at https://www.flickr.com/photos/curtisperry/124561072/in/photolist-c1pEG-4MxMwY-3y7hj-njf6Uf-bJAp7T-aNfsvH-btorfo-niVzjv-ewdfJc-osizwK-nzXFL5-77rCd2-pMDsSS-87TSP2-5m5te2-4RWgVT-amqpKX-8o9Sz9-5jLGtv-7ZR2n5-nhaqDy-niVAfi-4HRTvR-5gVXAi-dPp6g4-c1tCZ-bpJaWd-4Q65nY-bCD7oR-amqpVT-amtepw-c1uug-njcSQp-amqu4Z-amtegw-6AccRu-5jLEht-82mhr-5QLzk-5m5rsi-3njREc-5h1iW7-3njPBF-7TG5Rt-vUySSH-3npi91-dzXxpj-3njRuF-niVpxC-3njR7v
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Central Square Lunch Cart 1907
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Central Square Lunch Cart circa 1907. Photo provided by the Cambridge Historical Commission. Special thanks to Emily Gonzalez for providing me with the photo.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 7
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Page 7 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 18
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Page 18 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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Victory Diner, 190 Hampshire Street, Cambridge
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Photo provided by The Cambridge Historical Commission
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Curb Side Diner sign
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Curb Side Diner neon sign. Photo by frankieleon and can be accessed at https://flic.kr/p/6DT6VR
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Worcester Lunch Car Company Diner
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Provided by the Worcester Historical Museum
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Freight Wagon
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Freight Wagon photographed by Jack Snell located at Gold Rush Days Celebration Old Town Sacramento, California in 2012. From, https://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/10823381764/in/photolist-huqEjq-9Yji4S-HSmKhh-GGZ3pt-4Lgige-djmWbm-ecyVDy-dwzHow-riTEPZ-dzNzko-7eMjYn-ecz2KG-aeHmFp-ecyB1G-dT7Vq3-f9LtfA-ectq7K-eTRry-9hbXZZ-93Fx3J-9ga7ca-rY87cN-93fBfn-9H4J4u-m2YAHc-9rejnx-9YjhW1-8PKPip-9YDwW5-hupVo6-9iszQp-ptUxTL-ecsV5T-dPYwKV-pJ6ZL1-f9wepZ-fzi5u9-9ARSW4-dwzHvu-ecttjv-HWnWDg-ectuqV-9mNioE-9v26UY-9rHXBi-9Qv84y-9hf7pN-92YiMM-a1oVcF-9H1Q6T
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Quick Lunch Cafe
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Quick Lunch Cafe photo provided by the Wisconsin Electronic Reader. This image and more may be accessed from http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WIReader/Images/WER0571.html
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O'Mahony Diner ad from 1943 page 8
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Page 8 from an O'Mahony Diner Ad from 1943. Credit to Spencer Steward.
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