A John R. Thompson company restaurant, Chicago.

A John R. Thompson company restaurant, Chicago. Stock Photo
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Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo

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DRJPC7

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52.2 MB (5 MB Compressed download)

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5328 x 3423 px | 45.1 x 29 cm | 17.8 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

1934

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Chronicle

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The Chicago-based John R. Thompson company, one of the largest early 20th century fast food chains. Thompson's restaurants "On the Avenue of Flags". A Century of Progress, Chicago, Illinois. 1934. "Behind the two magnificent restaurants pictured here lies a history of accomplishment proudly paralleling "A Century of Progress". John R. Thompson established his first restaurant in 1891. Today, forty-three years later, the Company bearing his name owns and operates 116 Pure Food Restaurants serving more than a million meals a week in 36 principal American cities."

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