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- "Keep This Booklet in Your Glove Compartment, Emergency Road Service Guide," June 1951 - Since 1915, the American Automobile Association has offered emergency roadside assistance to its members. But to call AAA -- or anyone else -- in the days before cell phones, a stranded motorist first had to find a telephone.
- June 01, 1951
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"Keep This Booklet in Your Glove Compartment, Emergency Road Service Guide," June 1951
Since 1915, the American Automobile Association has offered emergency roadside assistance to its members. But to call AAA -- or anyone else -- in the days before cell phones, a stranded motorist first had to find a telephone.
- Removing an Automobile Stuck in a Muddy Road, Glidden Tour, circa 1910 - This photograph from 1910 shows the Automobile Association of America's (AAA) Official Glidden Tour Pathfinder vehicle stuck in the mud. The AAA organized Glidden Tours from 1904 through 1913. These grueling endurance runs of several hundred miles brought attention to the poor condition of American roads.
- circa 1910
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Removing an Automobile Stuck in a Muddy Road, Glidden Tour, circa 1910
This photograph from 1910 shows the Automobile Association of America's (AAA) Official Glidden Tour Pathfinder vehicle stuck in the mud. The AAA organized Glidden Tours from 1904 through 1913. These grueling endurance runs of several hundred miles brought attention to the poor condition of American roads.
- People Dining at a Restaurant Overlooking a Northern Illinois Toll Road, 1959 - The Illinois Tollway provided roadside services to drivers at seven oases that opened starting in 1959. Each oasis offered food, gasoline and convenience items. Six were built on bridges spanning the tollway -- equally convenient for travelers in either direction. All seven oases were renovated in 2003-2005. By the early 2020s, three were demolished to permit tollway expansion.
- 1959
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People Dining at a Restaurant Overlooking a Northern Illinois Toll Road, 1959
The Illinois Tollway provided roadside services to drivers at seven oases that opened starting in 1959. Each oasis offered food, gasoline and convenience items. Six were built on bridges spanning the tollway -- equally convenient for travelers in either direction. All seven oases were renovated in 2003-2005. By the early 2020s, three were demolished to permit tollway expansion.
- Audience in the Fleet Science Center Theatre in San Diego during an IMAX Showing of "Voyage to the Outer Planets," circa 1973 - The Fleet Science Center museum and planetarium opened in San Diego, California, in 1973. The center's IMAX Dome theater was a signature attraction, showing educational films like <em>Voyage to the Outer Planets</em> projected through a fisheye lens onto an immersive dome screen. The impressive theater system was soon adopted by other science centers around the world.
- circa 1973
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Audience in the Fleet Science Center Theatre in San Diego during an IMAX Showing of "Voyage to the Outer Planets," circa 1973
The Fleet Science Center museum and planetarium opened in San Diego, California, in 1973. The center's IMAX Dome theater was a signature attraction, showing educational films like Voyage to the Outer Planets projected through a fisheye lens onto an immersive dome screen. The impressive theater system was soon adopted by other science centers around the world.
- Man Taking Family Snapshot in Silver Springs, Florida, April 1955 - The artesian springs located on Florida's Silver River have attracted tourists since the mid-19th century. Private owners added to the site's natural splendor with amusement parks, concert venues, special exhibits, and glass-bottom boat tours. The State of Florida took over control of the area in 2013 and established Silver Springs State Park.
- April 21, 1955
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Man Taking Family Snapshot in Silver Springs, Florida, April 1955
The artesian springs located on Florida's Silver River have attracted tourists since the mid-19th century. Private owners added to the site's natural splendor with amusement parks, concert venues, special exhibits, and glass-bottom boat tours. The State of Florida took over control of the area in 2013 and established Silver Springs State Park.
- Family Grilling Hot Dogs on a Picnic in Colorado's Rocky Mountain Country, 1955 - Picnics have long been packed for family reunions, for camping trips and for road trips. This 1955 photograph, staged by Colorado's Department of Public Relations, shows picnickers enjoying campstove-cooked hot dogs at a remote lake in the Rocky Mountains.
- 1955
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Family Grilling Hot Dogs on a Picnic in Colorado's Rocky Mountain Country, 1955
Picnics have long been packed for family reunions, for camping trips and for road trips. This 1955 photograph, staged by Colorado's Department of Public Relations, shows picnickers enjoying campstove-cooked hot dogs at a remote lake in the Rocky Mountains.
- Daytona Beach Boardwalk and Fun Fair at Night, 1965 - This photograph shows the games, rides, souvenir shops and food stands lining the boardwalk at Daytona Beach, Florida. At night the lights attracted the tourists to stop, shop, eat, and play. During the day most of these same tourists would be on the sandy beach.
- February 01, 1965
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Daytona Beach Boardwalk and Fun Fair at Night, 1965
This photograph shows the games, rides, souvenir shops and food stands lining the boardwalk at Daytona Beach, Florida. At night the lights attracted the tourists to stop, shop, eat, and play. During the day most of these same tourists would be on the sandy beach.
- "Post-War Travel Trends," circa 1950 - A poll in this American Automobile Association booklet reveals that 41.5 percent of Americans took vacations for rest and recreation in the postwar era, 33 percent to see new places, 19.5 percent to visit relatives or friends, and 10.5 percent for health reasons.
- circa 1950
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"Post-War Travel Trends," circa 1950
A poll in this American Automobile Association booklet reveals that 41.5 percent of Americans took vacations for rest and recreation in the postwar era, 33 percent to see new places, 19.5 percent to visit relatives or friends, and 10.5 percent for health reasons.
- Certificate of Identification and Window Decal, "We Give Them a Lift! Rides for Servicemen Corps," 1942 - As a patriotic service during the Second World War, some motorists volunteered to give American uniformed servicemen a lift. The Rides for Servicemen Corps program not only saved valuable wartime resources, but it aimed to boost the morale of America's military men through this small act. This brochure with accompanying decal outlined a volunteer's duties and responsibilities.
- 1942
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Certificate of Identification and Window Decal, "We Give Them a Lift! Rides for Servicemen Corps," 1942
As a patriotic service during the Second World War, some motorists volunteered to give American uniformed servicemen a lift. The Rides for Servicemen Corps program not only saved valuable wartime resources, but it aimed to boost the morale of America's military men through this small act. This brochure with accompanying decal outlined a volunteer's duties and responsibilities.
- "Bring 'em Back Alive!" Display Sign, Automobile Association of Michigan, circa 1970 - Concerned about the increasing number of highway accidents, the American Automobile Club of Michigan began its "Bring 'em Back Alive" campaign in 1961 aimed at driver safety during the summer holidays. The Automobile Club produced bumper stickers and posters with the slogan, then expanded to billboards, newspaper ads, radio jingles, and a Holiday News Service that broadcasted up-to-the-minute traffic reports.
- circa 1970
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"Bring 'em Back Alive!" Display Sign, Automobile Association of Michigan, circa 1970
Concerned about the increasing number of highway accidents, the American Automobile Club of Michigan began its "Bring 'em Back Alive" campaign in 1961 aimed at driver safety during the summer holidays. The Automobile Club produced bumper stickers and posters with the slogan, then expanded to billboards, newspaper ads, radio jingles, and a Holiday News Service that broadcasted up-to-the-minute traffic reports.