Railroad Crossing, Wyandotte, Michigan, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad, October 1925
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Railroad crossing warning signs weren't standardized in the United States until 1949. Before that, designs varied by railroad company, though most tended to share some common features. X-shaped signs, eye-catching stripes, and supplementary messages like "Stop, Look and Listen" or "Look Out for the Cars" were all widely used.
Railroad crossing warning signs weren't standardized in the United States until 1949. Before that, designs varied by railroad company, though most tended to share some common features. X-shaped signs, eye-catching stripes, and supplementary messages like "Stop, Look and Listen" or "Look Out for the Cars" were all widely used.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
October 1925
Subject Date
October 1925
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.548.P.833.44131
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in (book)
Width: 11.25 in (book)
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