Section of 19th Century Plank Road in Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, 1934
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Artifact Overview
In favor of a paved highway in 1926, California's Department of Public Works disassembled the Old Plank Road - eight miles of wooden planks spanning a vast sand dune field. A section of the historic thoroughfare was presented to Henry Ford Museum with a caveat: "use caution in unloading…poisonous insects such as scorpions, centipedes etc. may be encountered."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
01 August 1934
Subject Date
1934
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Photographed by Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.10727
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.125 in
Width: 7.5 in
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