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Rutted Dirt Road
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Cabinet card of a deeply rutted dirt road, which leads to buildings in the background. Fences are visible on both sides. This image was entered in a 1898 competition sponsored by the League of American Wheelman to identify the nation's worst roads conditions. The purpose of the competition was to gather evidence of the need for better roads.
1898
League of American Wheelmen
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WHi 91855
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Rutted Road and Bridge Over River
1891
A deeply rutted dirt road leads to a bridge over a river. Buildings are on both sides of the river. Bluffs and hills with trees are in the background. This image was entered in a 1898 competition s...
Horse-Drawn Buggy on Rutted Dirt Road
1898
A man sits in a horse-drawn buggy while another man appears to be digging dirt out from under a front wheel. Fences and a gate are on the left. This image was entered in a 1898 competition sponsore...
Wagons Passing On a Muddy Road
1898
View over fence of two men sitting in their horse-drawn wagon that appears to be stuck in the mud on a rutted dirt road. A buggy has just passed them in the opposite direction. This image was enter...
Hauling Pipe on a Rutted Dirt Road
1898
Rear view of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon filled with pipe on a muddy, rutted dirt road. A split-rail fence can be seen on both sides of the road and a telephone pole appears on the left. In t...
Buggy Stuck in the Mud
1898
A buggy is mired up to the axles in mud. The horses have been unharnessed and led away. Hand-painted signs are on the fence in the background. This image was entered in a 1898 competition sponsored...
Horse-Drawn Wagons on Rutted Dirt Road
1989
Two horse-drawn wagons travel toward each other on a rutted, dirt road. It appears that a woman wearing a bonnet and shawl is driving the nearer wagon, with a man driving the far wagon. A split-rai...
