Poster, "Proclamation of the Route of the Lincoln Highway," 1913
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This poster details the planned route of the Lincoln Highway, the first improved transcontinental road. The road was planned by a private group of auto industry magnates, politicians and other big-thinkers, not by the federal government, as interstate highways are today. The poster asked for the assistance of states, counties and individuals along the road as well as monetary donations.
This poster details the planned route of the Lincoln Highway, the first improved transcontinental road. The road was planned by a private group of auto industry magnates, politicians and other big-thinkers, not by the federal government, as interstate highways are today. The poster asked for the assistance of states, counties and individuals along the road as well as monetary donations.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1913
Subject Date
1913
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
87.135.105
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Wood (Plant Material)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Inscriptions
Printed at top: Proclamation / OF ROUTE OF / The Lincoln Highway
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