"Motoring In and Out of New York" Automobile Travel Route Maps, 1934
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AAA has long been known for its road maps. Roads were so poorly marked in the early years of motoring that maps had to include detailed written instructions or photographs of landmarks with arrows superimposed on them. As roads improved--and with the addition of identifiable highway names and numbers--road maps became easier to follow. This detailed 1934 book of maps to and from New York City came from the Lansing Branch of AAA Michigan.
AAA has long been known for its road maps. Roads were so poorly marked in the early years of motoring that maps had to include detailed written instructions or photographs of landmarks with arrows superimposed on them. As roads improved--and with the addition of identifiable highway names and numbers--road maps became easier to follow. This detailed 1934 book of maps to and from New York City came from the Lansing Branch of AAA Michigan.
Artifact
Guidebook
Date Made
1934
Subject Date
1934
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.135.1798
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
Text on front cover: MOTORING / In and Out / of / NEW YORK / AAA
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