Road Construction in the Midwestern United States, circa 1958
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Artifact Overview
United States president Dwight D. Eisenhower wanted a better cross-country transportation system to increase national security during the Cold War. Inspired by Germany's high-speed autobahn highway system, he championed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. Nationwide construction of interstate expressways was a massive, decades-long undertaking, and the project forever altered transportation patterns and the American traveling experience.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1958
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.20929.I2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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