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State Highway Engineers condemn taxpayer money spent on road material experiments

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Title
State Highway Engineers condemn taxpayer money spent on road material experiments
Creator
Vermilion County Permanent Roads Association  
Date
1916  
Decade
1910s
Description
A poster published by Vermilion County Permanent Roads Association claiming "State Highway Engineers of Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and U.S. Dept. Office of Public Roads, Washington, D.C., condemn the 2-inch base and say it is experimental." The Roads Association wishes to raise support, condemning the 2-inch base in road construction.
Location of publication or printing
Vermilion County (Ill.)
Publisher or printer
Vermilion County Permanent Roads Association  
Dimensions
61 cm x 46.5 cm
Subject
Transportation  
Genre
Posters  
Geographic coverage
Illinois  
Language
English
Local Identifier
0418_0190_01
Rights Description
No Copyright - United States
Repository
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Collection Title
IHLC Collection of Illinois and U.S. History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera
Type
Text  
Collection
Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)
TitleState Highway Engineers condemn taxpayer money spent on road material experiments
CreatorVermilion County Permanent Roads Association  
Date1916  
Decade1910s
DescriptionA poster published by Vermilion County Permanent Roads Association claiming "State Highway Engineers of Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and U.S. Dept. Office of Public Roads, Washington, D.C., condemn the 2-inch base and say it is experimental." The Roads Association wishes to raise support, condemning the 2-inch base in road construction.
Location of publication or printingVermilion County (Ill.)
Publisher or printerVermilion County Permanent Roads Association  
Dimensions61 cm x 46.5 cm
SubjectTransportation  
GenrePosters  
Geographic coverageIllinois  
LanguageEnglish
Local Identifier0418_0190_01
Rights DescriptionNo Copyright - United States
RepositoryIllinois History and Lincoln Collections
Collection TitleIHLC Collection of Illinois and U.S. History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera
TypeText  
CollectionIllinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)

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