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- Pennant, "Boonville, Mo.," 1940-1965 - During the mid-20th century, highways were flooded with family vacationers out to enjoy their new cars and all that America had to offer. These auto tourists needed places to eat as they headed to resorts, parks and roadside attractions. Pete's Cafe was a well-advertised stop along U.S. 40 through central Missouri. Here, motorists could eat, rest and perhaps buy a souvenir.
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Boonville, Mo.," 1940-1965
During the mid-20th century, highways were flooded with family vacationers out to enjoy their new cars and all that America had to offer. These auto tourists needed places to eat as they headed to resorts, parks and roadside attractions. Pete's Cafe was a well-advertised stop along U.S. 40 through central Missouri. Here, motorists could eat, rest and perhaps buy a souvenir.
- Pennant, "Boonville, Mo.," 1940-1965 - During the mid-20th century, highways were flooded with family vacationers out to enjoy their new cars and all that America had to offer. These auto tourists needed places to eat as they headed to resorts, parks and roadside attractions. Pete's Cafe was a well-advertised stop along U.S. 40 through central Missouri. Here, motorists could eat, rest and perhaps buy a souvenir.
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Boonville, Mo.," 1940-1965
During the mid-20th century, highways were flooded with family vacationers out to enjoy their new cars and all that America had to offer. These auto tourists needed places to eat as they headed to resorts, parks and roadside attractions. Pete's Cafe was a well-advertised stop along U.S. 40 through central Missouri. Here, motorists could eat, rest and perhaps buy a souvenir.
- Tower Conoco Station and U-Drop Inn Cafe, Shamrock, Texas, 1936-1939 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. Built 1936 along Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas, this Streamlined Moderne-styled building included a Conoco service station, a cafe, and an intended retail area that became overflow cafe seating.
- 1936-1939
- Collections - Artifact
Tower Conoco Station and U-Drop Inn Cafe, Shamrock, Texas, 1936-1939
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. Built 1936 along Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas, this Streamlined Moderne-styled building included a Conoco service station, a cafe, and an intended retail area that became overflow cafe seating.