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- Mack Model EE Truck Stopped at Toll Booth, 1941 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. The company introduced its 12,000-pound Model EE truck in 1938 as part of a series of smaller models. Close to 10,000 units were built before Mack dropped the EE from its lineup in 1950.
- May 01, 1941
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Mack Model EE Truck Stopped at Toll Booth, 1941
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. The company introduced its 12,000-pound Model EE truck in 1938 as part of a series of smaller models. Close to 10,000 units were built before Mack dropped the EE from its lineup in 1950.
- Merritt Parkway Tollbooth, circa 1950 - Scenic, park-like roadways for carriages, horses, and bicycles led to experiments with urban "parkways" for automobiles. But these roads, intended for pleasure driving, were soon dominated by suburban commuters. One such road was the Merritt Parkway, created in the 1930s to relieve traffic congestion on busy U.S. Route 1 between the New York state line and Milford, Connecticut.
- circa 1950
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Merritt Parkway Tollbooth, circa 1950
Scenic, park-like roadways for carriages, horses, and bicycles led to experiments with urban "parkways" for automobiles. But these roads, intended for pleasure driving, were soon dominated by suburban commuters. One such road was the Merritt Parkway, created in the 1930s to relieve traffic congestion on busy U.S. Route 1 between the New York state line and Milford, Connecticut.
- Automobile Stopping to Pay Toll at Gate 19 Tollbooth, Staunton, Virginia, 1915-1920 - Continuing a practice dating to the late 1700s, some entrepreneurs charged tolls for privately maintained roads. Few turned a profit. This photograph shows an automobile stopped at a Virginia toll station about 1918.
- 1915-1920
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Automobile Stopping to Pay Toll at Gate 19 Tollbooth, Staunton, Virginia, 1915-1920
Continuing a practice dating to the late 1700s, some entrepreneurs charged tolls for privately maintained roads. Few turned a profit. This photograph shows an automobile stopped at a Virginia toll station about 1918.
- Tollbooths on Merritt Parkway, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1960-1969 - This photograph, taken about 1958, shows the Greenwich Toll Plaza along the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Its rustic design was intended to blend with the scenery. The Henry Ford acquired one of the outer tollbooths for our collection in 1988.
- 1960-1969
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Tollbooths on Merritt Parkway, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1960-1969
This photograph, taken about 1958, shows the Greenwich Toll Plaza along the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Its rustic design was intended to blend with the scenery. The Henry Ford acquired one of the outer tollbooths for our collection in 1988.
- Tollbooths on Merritt Parkway, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1960-1969 - Scenic, park-like roads designed for carriage drivers, horseback riders, and bicyclists led to the idea of pastoral urban "parkways" for motorists. One of these was the 37 1/2-mile, controlled-access Merritt Parkway, created to ease commuter congestion between the New York State line and Milford, Connecticut. Tolls were charged from the Merritt Parkway's opening in 1938 until 1988.
- 1960-1969
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Tollbooths on Merritt Parkway, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1960-1969
Scenic, park-like roads designed for carriage drivers, horseback riders, and bicyclists led to the idea of pastoral urban "parkways" for motorists. One of these was the 37 1/2-mile, controlled-access Merritt Parkway, created to ease commuter congestion between the New York State line and Milford, Connecticut. Tolls were charged from the Merritt Parkway's opening in 1938 until 1988.