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- CALPET Touring Scout: Pacific Highway Coast, Inland Routes, Redwood Highway Maps and Auto Camps, Canada to Mexico, 1927 -
- 1927
- Collections - Artifact
CALPET Touring Scout: Pacific Highway Coast, Inland Routes, Redwood Highway Maps and Auto Camps, Canada to Mexico, 1927
- Road Map for Detroit and Southeast Michigan, 1933 - After the federal government established a system of numbered and marked highways in 1926, road maps became more popular. The Automobile Club of Michigan published this 1933 map of roads in Detroit and surrounding areas in southeast Michigan. Road maps encouraged tourism and economic development.
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Road Map for Detroit and Southeast Michigan, 1933
After the federal government established a system of numbered and marked highways in 1926, road maps became more popular. The Automobile Club of Michigan published this 1933 map of roads in Detroit and surrounding areas in southeast Michigan. Road maps encouraged tourism and economic development.
- Rand McNally Pocket Map of Michigan, 1931 - After the federal government established a system of numbered and marked highways in 1926, road maps became more popular. Rand McNally published this pocket map of Michigan's road network in 1931. The map also included railroad lines, hotels, detailed maps of major cities, and population information from the 1930 census.
- 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Rand McNally Pocket Map of Michigan, 1931
After the federal government established a system of numbered and marked highways in 1926, road maps became more popular. Rand McNally published this pocket map of Michigan's road network in 1931. The map also included railroad lines, hotels, detailed maps of major cities, and population information from the 1930 census.
- 1938 Road Map of Germany -
- 1938
- Collections - Artifact
1938 Road Map of Germany
- "Alabama Official State Map," 1965-1966 -
- 1965-1966
- Collections - Artifact
"Alabama Official State Map," 1965-1966
- Map of Alabama with a Special Map of the Southeastern United States, 1960 -
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Map of Alabama with a Special Map of the Southeastern United States, 1960
- 1975 New England Road Map with Locations of Diners Indicated -
- 1975
- Collections - Artifact
1975 New England Road Map with Locations of Diners Indicated
- Hallmark "Barbie: Road Trip" Miniature Christmas Ornaments, 2005 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2005
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Barbie: Road Trip" Miniature Christmas Ornaments, 2005
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- "The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways," 1964 - The Interstate Highway System includes more than 48,000 miles of controlled-access roadways spanning the United States. Championed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the system was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. The network as originally envisioned was completed in 1992, but expansions continue. It remains the largest public works project in history.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
"The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways," 1964
The Interstate Highway System includes more than 48,000 miles of controlled-access roadways spanning the United States. Championed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the system was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. The network as originally envisioned was completed in 1992, but expansions continue. It remains the largest public works project in history.
- Standard Service Highway Map of Illinois, Chicago and Vicinity, circa 1939 - Motorists during the early and mid-20th century usually could receive a free road map from local service stations. In 1939, Standard Oil Company provided this highway map to travelers visiting Illinois. This foldout map not only depicts the network of roads in Illinois and several of its key cities, but also provides a road map of the United States.
- circa 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Standard Service Highway Map of Illinois, Chicago and Vicinity, circa 1939
Motorists during the early and mid-20th century usually could receive a free road map from local service stations. In 1939, Standard Oil Company provided this highway map to travelers visiting Illinois. This foldout map not only depicts the network of roads in Illinois and several of its key cities, but also provides a road map of the United States.