Automobile Club of Michigan Sign
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The first automobile clubs were established to organize motoring tours and lobby for better roads. In time, their missions expanded to include other services. The Automobile Club of Michigan, founded in 1916, promoted tourism in the Great Lakes State by distributing maps, and by publishing guides to many of the state's restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions.
The first automobile clubs were established to organize motoring tours and lobby for better roads. In time, their missions expanded to include other services. The Automobile Club of Michigan, founded in 1916, promoted tourism in the Great Lakes State by distributing maps, and by publishing guides to many of the state's restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions.
Artifact
Sign (Declaratory or advertising artifact)
Creators
Unknown
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.34.231
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Color
Blue
Red
White (Color)
Inscriptions
on both sides: AUTOMOBILE CLUB / OF MICHIGAN
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