Photo of Graphic Depicting a Loaded Hay Wagon on a Wooden Road, circa 1845
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Artifact Overview
Popular Mechanics selected this illustration for its 1952 Picture History of American Transportation. The image depicts poor American road conditions, which the book cites as a primary cause for the development of canals throughout the country in the 1800s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1845
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.3821
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 in
Width: 10 in
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