Hobbs Guide for Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) from Chicago to New York City, 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 eastern section of U.S. 30, formerly the Lincoln Highway.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Guidebook

Date Made

1932

Subject Date

1932

Creators

Hobbs Guide Company

Place of Creation

United States, Ohio, Akron

Creator Notes

Published by Hobbs Guide Company, Akron, Ohio

Collection Title

Research Center Travel Literature Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

87.135.1758.15

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. 20 / LINCOLN HIGHWAY / U.S. (EAST) 30 / CHICAGO NEW YORK / OPTIONAL ROUTE VIA AKRON / U.S. 22 / WM PENN HIGHWAY / PITTSBURGH-NEW YORK / HOBBS GUIDE / PRICE / 20C / featuring / GOODRICH TIRE DEALERS / PUBLISHED BY / HOBBS GUIDE COMPANY / AKRON, OHIO

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