Rand McNally Road Atlas & Travel Guide for United States, Canada, and Mexico, 1971
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The Interstate Highway System is the largest road-building project ever undertaken by any nation. First authorized in 1956, the system was still under construction when Rand-McNally published this road atlas in 1971. The atlas described the interstates as "The Road of the Future" but, for much of America, the future had already arrived with trucks hauling goods, and families taking more long-distance vacations.
The Interstate Highway System is the largest road-building project ever undertaken by any nation. First authorized in 1956, the system was still under construction when Rand-McNally published this road atlas in 1971. The atlas described the interstates as "The Road of the Future" but, for much of America, the future had already arrived with trucks hauling goods, and families taking more long-distance vacations.
Artifact
Atlas
Date Made
1971
Subject Date
1971
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.2.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
Length: 0.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: RAND MCNALLY / Road Atlas / & Travel Guide / UNITED STATES CANADA MEXICO
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