Hobbs Guide for Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) from Salt Lake City to Chicago, 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 central section of U.S. 30, formerly the Lincoln Highway.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Guidebook
Date Made
1932
Subject Date
1932
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Published by Hobbs Guide Company, Akron, Ohio
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
87.135.1758.6
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)
Inscriptions
Printed on front:
Guide No. 6 / LINCOLN HIGHWAY / CENTRAL U.S. 30 SECTION / SALT LAKE CITY--CHICAGO / DENVER CONNECTION / HOBBS GUIDE / PRICE / 10C / featuring / GOODRICH TIRE DEALERS / PUBLISHED BY / HOBBS GUIDE COMPANY / AKRON, OHIO
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