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

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.
Photographic Automobile Map, Chicago to Milwaukee, 1905