Description |
101 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-95) and index. |
Contents |
Fred Harvey's dream -- Will they come? -- Learning the Harvey way -- Who were these Harvey girls? -- Hear that whistle blow -- Life in a Harvey house -- Their finest hour -- The cavalcade ends. |
Summary |
Text and photographs present the story of the Harvey girls who were waitresses in the Fred Harvey's chain of restaurants along the Santa Fe railroad. They were true pioneers, about one hundred thousand of them, who chose to travel West and provide high quality meals for railroad passengers. |
Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
Subject |
Southwest, New -- History -- 1848-
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New Southwest. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
1848- |
Subject |
Southwest, New -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Waitresses -- Southwest, New -- History.
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Waitresses. |
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Restaurants -- Southwest, New -- History.
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Restaurants. |
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Fred Harvey (Firm) -- History.
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Fred Harvey (Firm) |
Chronological Term |
Since 1848 |
Genre/Form |
History.
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ISBN |
0802783023 |
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9780802783028 |
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0802783031 (reinforced) |
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9780802783035 (reinforced) |
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