Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, September 2007
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Artifact Overview
Tourist cabins grew in popularity in the 1930s. They provided motorists with convenient, economical roadside lodging. This circa 1935 cabin, once part of a cluster along U.S. Highway 12 in Michigan's Irish Hills, was acquired by The Henry Ford in 1986. This photograph of its interior was taken in 2007.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Date Made
September 2007
Subject Date
September 2007
Creators
Creator Notes
Photographed by Michelle Andonian.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2008.171.2226
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
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ArtifactTourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, circa 1935
Motorists weary of roughing it in tents found that homey little cabins like this one offered a convenient, economical alternative. By the 1930s, tourist cabins were popping up everywhere. This cabin, once part of a cluster along U.S. Route 12 in Michigan's Irish Hills, featured a double bed, a small potbellied stove for year-round use, and a chamber pot -- a portable commode.