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- Bible, Used in Tourist Cabin, circa 1950 - Gideons International, a distributor of Bibles since 1908, placed this 1953 version in the Lore Mac Cabins. This tourist cabin camp provided accommodations to travelers along U.S. Highway 12 in the Irish Hills area of Michigan. The Henry Ford acquired one of the cabins and furnishings, including this Bible, in 1986.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Bible, Used in Tourist Cabin, circa 1950
Gideons International, a distributor of Bibles since 1908, placed this 1953 version in the Lore Mac Cabins. This tourist cabin camp provided accommodations to travelers along U.S. Highway 12 in the Irish Hills area of Michigan. The Henry Ford acquired one of the cabins and furnishings, including this Bible, in 1986.
- Lore Mac Tourist Cabins, Brooklyn, Michigan, circa 1945 -
- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Lore Mac Tourist Cabins, Brooklyn, Michigan, circa 1945
- Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, circa 1935 - 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.
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, circa 1935
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.