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Horn, Joseph, 1861-1941

Existence: 1861 - 1941
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1861 - 1941

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Joseph Horn portrait

 Collection
Accession: 2003-241
Abstract:

Joseph Horn (1861-1941) and Frank Hardart (1850-1918) founded Horn & Hardart, a food service company, in 1888. In 1902, Horn and Hardart opened their first Automat in Philadelphia. The first New York City Automat opened in 1912, and other locations followed in both cities. The Automat became a huge success in Philadelphia and New York City, daily serving hundreds of thousands of people in its heyday. This item is a framed portrait photograph of Joseph Horn from around the 1930s.

Dates: 1930s