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Hobbs Guide for the Santa Fe Trail from Los Angeles to Denver, 1932

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Artifact Overview

Howard F. Hobbs published a series of travel guides that gave "helpful, honest information not obtainable from any other source." The guides contained a map and road surface quality charts. Also helpful were lists of local hotels, cottages, auto camps, and mechanical services and dealerships. This 1932 guide covered the Old Santa Fe Trail from Los Angeles to Denver.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Guidebook

Date Made

1932

Subject Date

1932

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

87.135.1758.3

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 4 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front: Guide No. 3 / SANTA FE TRAIL / LOS ANGELES - DENVER / U.S. 66 & U.S. 85 / DENVER - ELPASO U.S.85 / LOS ANGELES - AMARILLO U.S. 66/ HOBBS GUIDE / PRICE / 20C / featuring / GOODRICH TIRE DEALERS / PUBLISHED BY / HOBBS GUIDE COMPANY / AKRON, OHIO
Hobbs Guide for the Santa Fe Trail from Los Angeles to Denver, 1932