Lore Mac Tourist Cabins, Brooklyn, Michigan, circa 1945

THF715427 / Lore Mac Tourist Cabins, Brooklyn, Michigan, circa 1945

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1945

Subject Date

circa 1945

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

86.184.26

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bernard and Helen Reinink.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.438 in
Width: 4.313 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Brooklyn United States, Michigan, Irish Hills Photographic prints Photographs Automobile travel Tourist cabins Motor courts Lore Mac Cabins (Brooklyn, Mich.)

Artifact
Tourist 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.