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Route 66 Through the Decades

An old fire truck outside the Route 66 Car Museum in Springfield, Missouri, through which a portion of the historic two-lane road still zig and zag.

Item

Title
An old fire truck outside the Route 66 Car Museum in Springfield, Missouri, through which a portion of the historic two-lane road still zig and zag.
Rights
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Public Domain.
Creator
Highsmith, Carol M., (1946-)
Date
2020 C.E.
Description
The Route 66 Car Museum in Springfield, MO. There is a restored vintage fire-truck next to the signpost and the yellow sign reads “Car Museum”. A white building, trees, and power lines are visible in the background.
Format
Digital Photograph.
Language
English
Publisher
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Contributor
Cyrena Hoaglund
Identifier
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. 2020742372.
Subject
Travel; history; American history; Route 66; roadside; car; museum; vintage; Missouri; historic roads; preservation, fire truck.
Source
Tiff file. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. 11/09/21.
https://www.loc.gov/item/2020742372/