Grand River Tollgate, Michigan, circa 1890
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Artifact Overview
Continuing a practice dating to the late 1700s, some entrepreneurs charged tolls for privately maintained roads.
This makeshift toll gate stood at Grand River and Snyder roads in Michigan near the turn of the 20th century. Few of these improvised toll roads turned a profit.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1890
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.2219.A
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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