Road Construction and Equipment on a Residential Street, circa 1912

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Artifact Overview

By the 1910s, most township and county road commissions in the United States were supported by state highway departments. This substantial local construction project probably received funding, equipment, or materials form the state. In this photograph, a steam traction engine powers a heavy roller over a residential roadway in preparation for paving.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1912

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.4273

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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

Road Construction and Equipment on a Residential Street, circa 1912