The Early Automobile
Interior view of the Mason Motor Car Company
Mason automobile 
Early autos collide
construction department in the colby Motor Company
Early Automobile Sunday Drive
Car Stuck in Dirt Roads
Car in Muddy Road Rut, ca. 1920
Early State Border Marker U.S. Highway 65
Cars Stuck in Muddy Road, 1924
Iowa's Roads
1909 Maytag touring car
Cars Stuck in Muddy Road, 1924
Time Frame: 1924
Before hard-surfaced roads existed, cars easily became stuck in muddy rural roads. The 1924 edition of the "Official Road Guide to the Lincoln Highway" warned, "It is a folly to try to drive on Iowa dirt roads, during or immediately after a heavy rain. Time will not be saved by attempting it."
Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Transportation
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