Roadside art in Baxter Springs, one of only two small towns (Galena is the other) in the ever-so-brief (just 11-mile) segment of historic U.S. Route 66 that's in Kansas.
Item
- Title
- Roadside art in Baxter Springs, one of only two small towns (Galena is the other) in the ever-so-brief (just 11-mile) segment of historic U.S. Route 66 that's in Kansas.
- Rights
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Public Domain.
- Creator
- Highsmith, Carol M., (1946-,)
- Date
- 2021 C.E.
- Description
- A metal folk art style sign that mimics the US Highway 66 signs that were used to designate route 66. The state in this version reads “Kansas”. Through the open form of the sign, trees and grass can be seen in the background. Indistinct buildings can also be seen.
- Format
- Digital photographs Color 2020x2030 pixels.
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Contributor
- Cyrena Hoaglund
- Identifier
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. 2020742116.
- Subject
- Travel; history; American history; Route 66; roadside; art; folk art; metal; Kansas; historic roads; preservation.
- Source
- Tiff file. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. 11/09/21.
- https://www.loc.gov/item/2020742116/
- Item sets
- Route 66 Through the Decades
