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- Pon-De-Lon Motel, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Pon-De-Lon Motel, circa 1950
- Howard Johnson's, circa 1960 - Howard Deering Johnson began his career in the 1920s by developing a delicious high-butterfat ice cream, which he sold from food stands around Boston, Massachusetts. Johnson later expanded his business to full-service restaurants. He franchised these establishments with their familiar orange roofs across America. This postcard shows a typical Howard Johnson's restaurant that could be found "From Maine to Florida."
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Howard Johnson's, circa 1960
Howard Deering Johnson began his career in the 1920s by developing a delicious high-butterfat ice cream, which he sold from food stands around Boston, Massachusetts. Johnson later expanded his business to full-service restaurants. He franchised these establishments with their familiar orange roofs across America. This postcard shows a typical Howard Johnson's restaurant that could be found "From Maine to Florida."
- Portal and Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike "America's Super Highway," 1940-1950 - When it opened in 1940, the Pennsylvania Turnpike ran 160 miles between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. It was extended another 100 miles east to Philadelphia in 1950. The turnpike included seven tunnels through the Allegheny Mountains. Six of those tunnels originally were started in the 1880s for the never-finished South Pennsylvania Railroad.
- 1940-1950
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Portal and Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike "America's Super Highway," 1940-1950
When it opened in 1940, the Pennsylvania Turnpike ran 160 miles between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. It was extended another 100 miles east to Philadelphia in 1950. The turnpike included seven tunnels through the Allegheny Mountains. Six of those tunnels originally were started in the 1880s for the never-finished South Pennsylvania Railroad.
- "Greetings From Miami," 1940 -
- 1940
- Collections - Artifact
"Greetings From Miami," 1940