Ben's Chili Bowl records 1943-2010.

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Ben's Chili Bowl records 1943-2010.

This collection contains business records, correspondence, historical documents, financial records, photographs, and clippings. The material dates from 1943-2010. These are the records of the Ali family chronicling the establishment and maintaining of the Ben's Chili Bowl restaurant.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8092291

George Washington University

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