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- John Margolies’ Roadside America - Beginning in 1972, John Margolies embarked on a 100,000-mile journey to “go everywhere and see everything” in order to document the fast-disappearing American roadside.
- June 15, 2015
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John Margolies’ Roadside America
Beginning in 1972, John Margolies embarked on a 100,000-mile journey to “go everywhere and see everything” in order to document the fast-disappearing American roadside.
- Roadside Picnic, circa 1930 - Motorists taking long trips often packed their own meals. This photograph shows a family stopped alongside the road having a meal and using a tree stump as a table.
- circa 1930
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Roadside Picnic, circa 1930
Motorists taking long trips often packed their own meals. This photograph shows a family stopped alongside the road having a meal and using a tree stump as a table.
- Burma-Shave Roadside Signs, 1964-1965 - While this "jingle" was first composed in 1933, the Burma-Vita company manufactured this set of signs for display at the 1965 Detroit Auto Show. From the late 1920s to the early 1960s, sets of six signs like these marketed the company's famous "brushless" men's shaving cream along rural roads in most states.
- 1933-1940
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Burma-Shave Roadside Signs, 1964-1965
While this "jingle" was first composed in 1933, the Burma-Vita company manufactured this set of signs for display at the 1965 Detroit Auto Show. From the late 1920s to the early 1960s, sets of six signs like these marketed the company's famous "brushless" men's shaving cream along rural roads in most states.
- View inside a Roadside Diner, 1927-1929 - Entrepreneurs could start a business easily by purchasing a fully outfitted diner. Wason Manufacturing Company, a noted streetcar and railway passenger vehicle manufacturer, produced the Royal Diner in Los Angeles, California, pictured here. Owners wanting to attract women and families purchased diners with space for tables or booths with more comfortable seating and hired waitresses to serve customers.
- 1927-1929
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View inside a Roadside Diner, 1927-1929
Entrepreneurs could start a business easily by purchasing a fully outfitted diner. Wason Manufacturing Company, a noted streetcar and railway passenger vehicle manufacturer, produced the Royal Diner in Los Angeles, California, pictured here. Owners wanting to attract women and families purchased diners with space for tables or booths with more comfortable seating and hired waitresses to serve customers.
- Safety Girl Roadside Emergency Kit, 2011 -
- 2011
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Safety Girl Roadside Emergency Kit, 2011
- Lithograph by Currier & Ives, "The Roadside Mill," 1870 -
- 1870
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Lithograph by Currier & Ives, "The Roadside Mill," 1870
- "The Roadside Diners Are Rolling," September 1953 -
- September 01, 1953
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"The Roadside Diners Are Rolling," September 1953
- Customers and Staff inside a Roadside Diner, 1927-1929 - Diner owners looked to attract as many patrons as possible. Companies that built and shipped fully outfitted diners, like Wason Manufacturing Company, provided owners with several options. The diner pictured here has a glass counter to display prepared foods and tables for those who want a bit more seating comfort.
- 1927-1929
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Customers and Staff inside a Roadside Diner, 1927-1929
Diner owners looked to attract as many patrons as possible. Companies that built and shipped fully outfitted diners, like Wason Manufacturing Company, provided owners with several options. The diner pictured here has a glass counter to display prepared foods and tables for those who want a bit more seating comfort.
- "Roadside," Vol. 1 No. 3, Spring 1991, "Diners to Go!" -
- Spring 1991
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"Roadside," Vol. 1 No. 3, Spring 1991, "Diners to Go!"
- Prize Steer at Roadside Market, Greenfield Village, July 1944 -
- July 18, 1944
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Prize Steer at Roadside Market, Greenfield Village, July 1944