Photographic Automobile Map, Chicago to Milwaukee, 1905
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Artifact Overview
Early travel guides used hand-drawn arrows on photographs to direct drivers to their destinations. A Photographic Automobile Map from 1905 helped motorists unfamiliar with the route navigate from Chicago to Milwaukee.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Map (Document)
Date Made
1905
Subject Date
1905
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
91.315.1379
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Christine Dillon.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Leather
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 5 in
Length: 0.313 in
Inscriptions
Text on front page inside book:
Photographic Runs / Series A / Chicago to Milwaukee / Containing a carefully compiled series of photo / graphs of all turns and landmarks, between / Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along / the most picturesque and pleasant route.
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