Road Map for Detroit and Southeast Michigan, 1933

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Artifact Overview

After the federal government established a system of numbered and marked highways in 1926, road maps became more popular. The Automobile Club of Michigan published this 1933 map of roads in Detroit and surrounding areas in southeast Michigan. Road maps encouraged tourism and economic development.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Road map

Date Made

1933

Subject Date

1933

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

87.135.748

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in (folded)
Width: 3.75 in (folded)