Burger Chef Restaurant, Indiana, circa 1967
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Beginning with McDonald's in the early 1950s, fast-food chains quickly spread to every corner of the nation. Their success was based on systems for feeding large numbers of people efficiently and inexpensively. Here, travelers in Indiana pack a Burger Chef franchise. Within five years of opening its first Miami, Florida, restaurant in 1954, Burger Chef had become a national chain.
Beginning with McDonald's in the early 1950s, fast-food chains quickly spread to every corner of the nation. Their success was based on systems for feeding large numbers of people efficiently and inexpensively. Here, travelers in Indiana pack a Burger Chef franchise. Within five years of opening its first Miami, Florida, restaurant in 1954, Burger Chef had become a national chain.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1967
Place of Creation
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
P.1774.X.118
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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