S&W Cafeteria (Washington, D.C.) - Dining Hall

S & W Cafeteria (Washington, D.C.)
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Item information

Title:
S&W Cafeteria (Washington, D.C.) - Dining Hall
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Cafeterias
Dining halls
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
unccmc00094-002-pl0004-003-020
Photographer:
Helton more info on Helton 
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Names:
Boyer, M. E. (Martin Evans), Jr., 1893-1970 more info on Boyer, M. E. (Martin Evans), Jr., 1893-1970 
Location:
Washington (D.C.)
Digital Project:
Beaux Arts to Modernism: “Beaux Arts to Modernism: Early Twentieth Century Architecture in North Carolina” was an LSTA-grant funded project to digitize architectural drawings and photographs documenting historic buildings in North Carolina. Architects represented in the project include Brown and Alexander Architect Engineering (née Biberstein, Bowles, Meacham & Reed); Martin E. Boyer; Eric G. Flannagan; Northup & O'Brien; Herbert Woodley Simpson, Louis Asbury; Leslie Boney; Charles Parker; Richard Sharp Smith; Douglas Ellington, and William H. Deitrick. The project was a partnership of the NC State University Libraries, the State Archives of North Carolina, the UNC Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library, and the Asheville Art Museum.

Source information

Repository:
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Collection:
Martin Evans Boyer Papers, 1910-1993 (UNCC MC00094) held by J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: S & W Cafeteria (Washington, D.C.)

Built:
Community:
D.C.
State:
Washington, D.C.
Historical note:
Frank Sherrill and Fred Webber opened their first S&W Cafeteria in Charlotte, NC. The restaurant served Southern-style food at a low cost. The cafeterias opened from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA. The company shut down in the 1990s.
Location:
Washington (D.C.)
Subjects:
Cafeterias