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- Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, September 2007 - 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.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, September 2007
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.
- Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, September 2007 - 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.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, September 2007
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.
- Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, September 2007 - 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.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, September 2007
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.
- Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum (detail), September 2007 - 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.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum (detail), September 2007
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.
- "Study the Remains of a Lost Civilization," Henry Ford Museum Advertising Poster, 1988 - For 50 years, Henry Ford Museum displayed artifacts in tightly packed rows with little supporting context. That changed in the 1980s with a new focus on social history. No exhibit signaled this shift like <em>The Automobile in American Life</em>, opened in 1987. Cars were shown alongside related objects like highway travel guides, fast food menus, and roadside signs.
- 1988
- Collections - Artifact
"Study the Remains of a Lost Civilization," Henry Ford Museum Advertising Poster, 1988
For 50 years, Henry Ford Museum displayed artifacts in tightly packed rows with little supporting context. That changed in the 1980s with a new focus on social history. No exhibit signaled this shift like The Automobile in American Life, opened in 1987. Cars were shown alongside related objects like highway travel guides, fast food menus, and roadside signs.
- Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, September 2007 - 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.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, September 2007
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.
- Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum (detail), September 2007 - 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.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum (detail), September 2007
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.