A Berkshire Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910
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By 1900, railroads had long taken over long-distance travel. Hard-surfaced roads tended to only reach as far as city lines. Most country roads -- like this one -- were dirt or gravel, creating a cloud of dust in good weather and a mire of mud in bad. But the growing popularity of automobiles would soon convince the federal government to get involved.
By 1900, railroads had long taken over long-distance travel. Hard-surfaced roads tended to only reach as far as city lines. Most country roads -- like this one -- were dirt or gravel, creating a cloud of dust in good weather and a mire of mud in bad. But the growing popularity of automobiles would soon convince the federal government to get involved.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1910
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.039881
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.313 in
Width: 9.5 in
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