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World's First Fully Automated Restaurant (Fifth of eight): Any of three flavors can be dispensed as ordered by this automatic milk shake machine located conveniently near the AMFare system central assembly point.  A cup is dispensed, filled with the shake until the flow is automatically stopped by electric eye, then rotated to allow the next shake to be made.

World's First Fully Automated Restaurant (Fifth of eight): Any of three flavors can be dispensed as ordered by this automatic milk shake machine located conveniently near the AMFare system central assembly point. A cup is dispensed, filled with the shake until the flow is automatically stopped by electric eye, then rotated to allow the next shake to be made., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

World's First Fully Automated Restaurant (Sixth of eight): The assembly area of the AMFare system finds the attendant--the only person involved in the operation of the system other than the operator of the ORBIS control unit--matching food items with an order check dispensed by the printer on top of the counter behind his chef's hat.  Once loaded trays are placed on a converyor belt.

World's First Fully Automated Restaurant (Sixth of eight): The assembly area of the AMFare system finds the attendant--the only person involved in the operation of the system other than the operator of the ORBIS control unit--matching food items with an order check dispensed by the printer on top of the counter behind his chef's hat. Once loaded trays are placed on a converyor belt., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

World's First Fully Automated Restaurant (Seventh of eight): A tray of automatically prepared food leaves the kitchen en route to the dining room by conveyor belt after the individual food items were collected by order boys (background) and placed on a tray with the check.  The tray is carried by carhops to the cars.

World's First Fully Automated Restaurant (Seventh of eight): A tray of automatically prepared food leaves the kitchen en route to the dining room by conveyor belt after the individual food items were collected by order boys (background) and placed on a tray with the check. The tray is carried by carhops to the cars., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

World's First Fully Automated Restaurant (Eighth -- end of set): A carhop is silhouetted as she whizzes past the menu sign bringing food to the hungry customers.

World's First Fully Automated Restaurant (Eighth -- end of set): A carhop is silhouetted as she whizzes past the menu sign bringing food to the hungry customers., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

World's First Fully Automated Restaurant (Fourth of eight): Strawberries are different.... Paula Svelin has to do her work by hand as she pares strawberries.  Behind her, nearly every other food preparation task is taken care of by machine.  The strawberries are used for strawberry pie.

World's First Fully Automated Restaurant (Fourth of eight): Strawberries are different.... Paula Svelin has to do her work by hand as she pares strawberries. Behind her, nearly every other food preparation task is taken care of by machine. The strawberries are used for strawberry pie., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (First of nine): Followed closely by a second, the leading toreador challenges the beast.  The bull is decorated with the beribboned darts called "banderilles."

"Les Pegas" (First of nine): Followed closely by a second, the leading toreador challenges the beast. The bull is decorated with the beribboned darts called "banderilles.", 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Second of nine): The charge of the challenged furious beast sends both the leading toreador and his second into the air.

"Les Pegas" (Second of nine): The charge of the challenged furious beast sends both the leading toreador and his second into the air., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Second of nine): The charge of the challenged furious beast sends both the leading toreador and his second into the air.

"Les Pegas" (Second of nine): The charge of the challenged furious beast sends both the leading toreador and his second into the air., 1945 - 1984

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"Les Pegas" (Third of nine): The toreadors' colleagues come to the rescue.

"Les Pegas" (Third of nine): The toreadors' colleagues come to the rescue., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Fourth of nine): They've got the bulls by the horns...

"Les Pegas" (Fourth of nine): They've got the bulls by the horns..., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Fourth of nine): They've got the bulls by the horns...

"Les Pegas" (Fourth of nine): They've got the bulls by the horns..., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Fifth of nine): ...but not for long.  The animal is tough and won't give up without a terrific battle.

"Les Pegas" (Fifth of nine): ...but not for long. The animal is tough and won't give up without a terrific battle., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Fifth of nine): ...but not for long.  The animal is tough and won't give up without a terrific battle.

"Les Pegas" (Fifth of nine): ...but not for long. The animal is tough and won't give up without a terrific battle., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Sixth of nine): Here, the fight is really tough with the ferocious bull stepping on one of the toreadors.

"Les Pegas" (Sixth of nine): Here, the fight is really tough with the ferocious bull stepping on one of the toreadors., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Sixth of nine): Here, the fight is really tough with the ferocious bull stepping on one of the toreadors.

"Les Pegas" (Sixth of nine): Here, the fight is really tough with the ferocious bull stepping on one of the toreadors., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Seventh of nine): A toreador uses his cape to attract the attention of the mad bull.

"Les Pegas" (Seventh of nine): A toreador uses his cape to attract the attention of the mad bull., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Seventh of nine): A toreador uses his cape to attract the attention of the mad bull.

"Les Pegas" (Seventh of nine): A toreador uses his cape to attract the attention of the mad bull., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Eighth of nine): Success!  The bull is finally subdued.

"Les Pegas" (Eighth of nine): Success! The bull is finally subdued., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Eighth of nine): Success!  The bull is finally subdued.

"Les Pegas" (Eighth of nine): Success! The bull is finally subdued., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

"Les Pegas" (Ninth-- End of set): The bullfight ends after the toreador has grabbed the bull by the tail and then let it go--which this fellow does with a flourish.

"Les Pegas" (Ninth-- End of set): The bullfight ends after the toreador has grabbed the bull by the tail and then let it go--which this fellow does with a flourish., 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

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