"A Guide Book to Highway 66," 1946
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Route 66 was a federal highway from Chicago to Los Angeles, established in 1926. This 1946 guidebook was the first to encourage tourism along the route.
Route 66 was a federal highway from Chicago to Los Angeles, established in 1926. This 1946 guidebook was the first to encourage tourism along the route.
Artifact
Book
Subject Date
1946
Creators
Rittenhouse, Jack D. (Jack DeVere), 1912-
Place of Creation
United States, California, Los Angeles
Creator Notes
Written and published by Jack D. Rittenhouse, Los Angeles, California.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2011.43.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 6.125 in
Width: 4.5 in
Length: 0.375 in
Inscriptions
On front cover: A GUIDE BOOK / TO HIGHWAY 66 / BY JACK D. RITTENHOUSE / A mile-by-mile complete handbook on how to get most fun from your trip. / full data on towns, historic spots, / highway facts: roads, hills, garages. Handwritten in ink on title page dated August 15, 1989: "For Jake, who knows the road." (Signed) Jack D. Rittenhouse
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