{"product_id":"country-boy-battle-creek-mi-1950s","title":"Country Boy, Battle Creek MI 1950s","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWith his trusty dog at his side, this freckle-faced, gap-toothed and barefoot kid in patched-up dungarees was the mascot of the Country Boy drive-in in Battle Creek, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eToting a fishing rod and clutching a hamburger, this cute little hillbilly certainly looks like a happy customer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Country Boy drive-in was owned by Don Thompson, a former US Marine who served in the South Pacific during WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe establishment served hamburgers costing from 35c to 50c and the most expensive item on this menu, which we believe is from the late 40s or early 50s, cost 99c.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDrive-in customers would blink lights for service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHighly regarded locally, Mr Thompson and his family went on to own not only the drive-in but the Buckingham Inn, Green Garden Fruit Markets and other local establishments, providing work for hundreds of local people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBattle Creek, Michigan, is also known as cereal city. John Harvey Kellogg and Will Keith Kellogg, who founded the Kellogg cereal company, were born here. Interesting fact: Americans eat roughly 2.7 billion boxes of cereal every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe’re not sure when the Country Boy drive-in closed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtesy Private Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491789217958,"sku":"cso1790052449787","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491789250726,"sku":"ncw1790052449788","price":22.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491789283494,"sku":"zzo1790052449789","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491789316262,"sku":"hpy1790052449790","price":34.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491789349030,"sku":"spk1790052449791","price":63.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491789381798,"sku":"jfp1790052449792","price":90.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/country-boy-battle-creek-mi-1950s_1.webp?v=1790052453","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/country-boy-battle-creek-mi-1950s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}