Dixon 1919 automobile blue book 117k highland park and waukegan 1920 automobile blue book, 1920, vol. Meyers map of portland and vicinity 19th century multnomah county gis maps. Covering boston, new york, philadelphia, washington, and baltimore, the blue book was the work of charles howard gillette, a prominent hartford, conn. Automobile blue book corporation, 1921 downloaded from maps etc, on the web at map. Geological survey 1897 910k portland 1917, automobile blue book 264k swan island maps. Book antique geography official automobile blue book. One of the earliest and most popular of these guides was the official automobile blue book. The blue books use of strip maps, or a map form that exhibits increasing degrees of. Automobile club of southern california collection, 18921963. The kelley blue book private party value reports on a fair price when selling the car to an individual instead of doing a dealer trade in.
While the blue book was originally endorsed by the american automobile association, aaa was producing their own guides by. Under the exclusive official endorsement of the american automobile association. It contends that the blue book series was a precursor to the american road map because the volumes served two important functions of road maps and did so. Where the first automotive roadmaps came from hagerty media. They tell you where to go and how to get there, giving complete maps of every motor road, running directions at every fork and turn, with mileages, all points of local or historical interest, state motor laws, hotel and. Aaa members can order tourbook guides, maps or triptiks for delivery by mail. The automobile blue book was an american series of road guides for motoring travelers in the united states and canada published between 1901 and 1929. The kelley blue book trade in range shows what a consumer can expect to receive for their car this week when trading it in at a dealer. Maps images and select images from the blue book images 47 are.
S national parks, monuments and historic sites for maps of major metropolitan areas 1970. Edit this map kansas city the automobile blue book 1920 map near kansas city, mo. Winter golf, 1898 automobile blue book corporation, 1921. Automobile blue book 204k for other historical maps of u. How to use the blue book maps long island, staten island, nyc, neward, brooklyn, queens, manhattan and upstate ny index section. Kansas city the automobile blue book 1920 map kansas. By this time road maps were readily available and more detailed guides could be found for individual states and regions. The blue books cover the entire united states in eleven volumes.
May be hung on robe rail or carried in the drivers lap. Kansas city the automobile blue book 1920 map see map details from. The original topography and early settlement together with the present shore line the fainter lines show streets of 1880. United states historical city maps perrycastaneda map. We have provided route 20, from daytona to tampa, as an example of the directions provided by the blue books. Since 1926, kelley blue book has been one of the most trusted names in the auto industry. This edition has over pages with more routes especially in the south. You might say we literally wrote the book on car values. Allentown 1880 from report on the social statistics of cities, compiled by george e. Index of cities, town, national parks, city map, hotels, garages special information tours states general description abstracts of state motor laws canadian and us customs principal ferry connections steamship lines long distance itineraries nyc national. The blue book guides which arent related to the kelly blue book guides to car values still published today were intended to look authoritative and to drum up enthusiasm for automobile touring. Official automobile blue book series of route guides was an important precursor to the road map because it commercialized automobile touring and provided directional information, two important functions of modern road maps, and did so before road mapping matured into a fullfledged cartographic business. Westfield, 1919 the automobile blue book company, official automobile blue book 1919 vol 2 new york, ny. The blue book guides and others like them were the predecessors to road maps and atlases, says john bauer, a geographer at the university of nebraska at kearney, who published what may be the only academic study of the series.
Page 333 today one small cone emerges a few hundred feet from the surface. In 1915 the automobile blue book publishing company ab published gulf maps and distributed them in their books. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. Automobile route guides michigan road maps exhibts. Geological survey 1,1k chicago downtown district 1917 automobile blue book 1917, volume 4 280k dixon 1919 automobile blue book 117k highland park and waukegan 1920 automobile blue book, 1920, vol. For the modern book of car values, see kelley blue book. Simply fill out an online form and aaa will send you the guides, maps or triptiks you need. Aaa triptik travel planner maps, directions, guides and. This image might not be in the public domain outside of the united states.
The list of cities and towns, hotels and garages and all routes, under terminals, are combined on the pages following the folded general. This article is about the 19011929 book of route maps. A staunchly built leather holder with a transparent face that protects your book at any speed or in any weather. Rootsweb is funded and supported by and our loyal rootsweb community. Find and explore maps by keyword, location, or by browsing a map. With insanely detailed directions, the official automobile blue book urged. Entrepreneurial automobilists started to create route guides. Those which were in the books were bound in and have round corners like the books. Cleveland 1917 automobile blue book 1917, volume 8 267k toledo 1917 automobile blue book 1917, volume 8 152k steubenville 1920 automobile blue book 156k youngstown 1920 automobile blue book 176k maps of national parks, monuments, and historic sites the following maps were produced by the u. It was best known for its pointtopoint road directions at a time when numbered routes generally did not exist wisconsin became the first state to number its highways in 1918 1. Although extremely useful, early motorists found these guides hard to follow and rather cumbersome to. Winter golf, 1898 automobile blue book corporation, 22. The first truly useful motorist aid arrived in 1901, the official automobile blue book, which may sound familiar, but is unrelated to the modernday kelley blue book.
Kk official automobile blue book topics automobile travel notes content. Council bluffs 1920 automobile blue book, 1920, vol. Published with the exclusive official endorsement of the american automobile association by the automobile blue book publishing company. Blue book users will find an improved arrangement of indexes in this volume. The most convenient way to carry or pack the blue book. Many of these maps were provided by the university of texas library andor the u. Find member discounts, try our recommended drive trips and read trusted aaa travel guides. Use aaa s triptik travel planner to map a route for your next trip. The blue books use of strip maps, or a map form that exhibits increasing degrees of abstraction in relation.
Official automobile blue book volume 4 for sale online ebay. The negro motorist green book also the negro motorist greenbook, the negro travelers green book, or simply the green book was an annual guidebook for africanamerican roadtrippers. The guides do contain maps, but most of them arent meant to be. Missoula, montana 1917 automobile blue book 153k for other historical maps of u. Pages can be turned without removing the book from holder. Album made with easy imager and zoomify technologyeasy imager and zoomify technology. Automobile blue book standard touring guide of america.
This map has a bright yellow cover with three people in a red car. S states for historical maps of the united states u. It has no inlet of any sort, nor is there any stream running out of it. The official automobile blue book, 19011929 semantic scholar.
This map shows that by 1907, only 11 car trips across the united. The automobile blue book was an american series of road guides for motoring travelers in the. Automobile blue book standard touring guide of america eastern states and canada maps, mileages, hotels no author on. Nada blue book values for used cars, certified preowned cars and more, brought to you by the national automobile dealers association.
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