Book, "Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway," 1915
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Artifact Overview
In 1912, Carl Fisher, an automobile headlight entrepreneur, had the ambitious idea to create the first transcontinental highway. His biggest advocate was Henry Joy, Packard Motor Car Company president. Joy suggested naming the road after Abraham Lincoln, for patriotic appeal and the symbolic connection with Lincoln's role preserving the Union. In this book, Gladding relates her cross-country travels.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1915
Subject Date
1914
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Written by Effie Price Gladding. Published by Brentano's, New York, New York.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
92.150.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 5.5 in
Length: 1.375 in
Inscriptions
Text on spine:
Across the Continent / by the / Lincoln / Highway / Gladding / Brentano's
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