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- Rocket Motel Sign, Joplin, Missouri, 1979 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1979
- Collections - Artifact
Rocket Motel Sign, Joplin, Missouri, 1979
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- Mailer for Emigre Graphics Artist-In-Residence, Rudy VanderLans, 1986 - Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. This item advertised fonts or other items available for purchase.
- 1986
- Collections - Artifact
Mailer for Emigre Graphics Artist-In-Residence, Rudy VanderLans, 1986
Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. This item advertised fonts or other items available for purchase.
- "The Enduring Appeal of Route 66" Clip from Interview with Donna Braden, 2011 - Donna Braden is the Curator of Public Life at The Henry Ford.
- 2011
- Collections - Artifact
"The Enduring Appeal of Route 66" Clip from Interview with Donna Braden, 2011
Donna Braden is the Curator of Public Life at The Henry Ford.
- Route 66 Travel Game, 1962-1964 - Tod and Buz traveled the country with their Chevrolet Corvette convertible in the early 1960s <em>Route 66</em> television series -- and this spinoff board game.
- 1962-1964
- Collections - Artifact
Route 66 Travel Game, 1962-1964
Tod and Buz traveled the country with their Chevrolet Corvette convertible in the early 1960s Route 66 television series -- and this spinoff board game.
- Jerry's Garage and Service Station, Route 66, Albuquerque, 1939 - Bobby Unser earned a place among automobile racing's greats, having successfully competed in nearly every form of the sport. The racing career of this three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 13-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner spanned more than 30 years. This photograph -- only one of thousands donated by Bobby and Lisa Unser to The Henry Ford -- helps to document his career.
- 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Jerry's Garage and Service Station, Route 66, Albuquerque, 1939
Bobby Unser earned a place among automobile racing's greats, having successfully competed in nearly every form of the sport. The racing career of this three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 13-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner spanned more than 30 years. This photograph -- only one of thousands donated by Bobby and Lisa Unser to The Henry Ford -- helps to document his career.
- Kay's Barber Shop Sign, Duenweg, Missouri, 1979 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1979
- Collections - Artifact
Kay's Barber Shop Sign, Duenweg, Missouri, 1979
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- "A Guide Book to Highway 66," 1946 - Route 66 was a federal highway from Chicago to Los Angeles, established in 1926. This 1946 guidebook was the first to encourage tourism along the route.
- 1946
- Collections - Artifact
"A Guide Book to Highway 66," 1946
Route 66 was a federal highway from Chicago to Los Angeles, established in 1926. This 1946 guidebook was the first to encourage tourism along the route.
- Koronado Kourts Motel on Route 66, Joplin, Missouri, circa 1940 - Motorists traveling on U.S. Highway 66 around 1940 could stop at the Koronado Kourts in Joplin, Missouri. This foldout postcard depicts the clean and well laid out buildings of this tourist court. Owners confidently claimed that their establishment was "The Finest and Most Up-to-Date Tourist Kourts in the Entire Southwest on U.S. 66 Highway."
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Koronado Kourts Motel on Route 66, Joplin, Missouri, circa 1940
Motorists traveling on U.S. Highway 66 around 1940 could stop at the Koronado Kourts in Joplin, Missouri. This foldout postcard depicts the clean and well laid out buildings of this tourist court. Owners confidently claimed that their establishment was "The Finest and Most Up-to-Date Tourist Kourts in the Entire Southwest on U.S. 66 Highway."
- Rio Siesta Motel Sign, Clinton, Oklahoma, 1982 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1982
- Collections - Artifact
Rio Siesta Motel Sign, Clinton, Oklahoma, 1982
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.