The Social Side of the Automobile
Auto Gassing Up, ca. 1918-1922
Brick Road Construction, 1918
Eureka Bridge Construction on the Lincoln Highway (2 of 4)
Early Road Sign
Competing Routes to Omaha, ca. 1920
Early State Border Marker U.S. Highway 65
Busy Downtown Streets, Early 1900s
Cars Stuck in Muddy Road, 1924
'Inpassable' Dirt Road
Downtown Forest City, ca. 1925
Early Automobile Sunday Drive
Busy Downtown Streets, Early 1900s
Time Frame: Early 1900s
Pedestrians, cars and streetcars share the streets in this bustling intersection in the early 20th century. Street cars, automobiles and pedestrians share the road.
Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Transportation
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