Contains images of Horn & Hardart's Automat at 818-820 Chestnut Street, one of the largest of 50 automats operated by the company in the Philadelphia and New York areas in the first half of the 20th century. Opened circa 1902. Depicts interior views of the electric order section, main dining area and customer's helping themselves to coffee. The Philadelphia automat closed in 1968 and was given to the Smithsonian Museum of American History., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
1906-1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Business - [P.9587.1 - 4]
