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Route 66 (U.S.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Jane Bernard and Polly P. Brown Route 66 Pictorial Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT-2014-005
Abstract The Polly Brown and Jane Bernard Route 66 Pictorial Collection is comprised of visual, textual, and sonic material collected for the photobook, “Route 66: Life Along the Mother Road” (pub. Museum of New Mexico Press, 2004). The photographs include portraiture and roadside architecture from Illinois to California. There is extensive recorded and written interview documentation of the subjects Brown and Bernard encountered and photographed for their publication. The collection is...
Dates: The timeframe noted (2000-2004) is approximated from written dates on photographs throughout the collection. The exact dates of the photographs are unknown. The later dates (2002-2004) encompass the book materials and certain prints.

Southwest Travel Literature Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-115-BC
Scope and Content This collection consists of a large variety of New Mexico and Southwest travel related literature, containing promotional materials from various state, county, city, commercial and industrial groups. Brochures, maps, railroad time tables, and other miscellaneous items are represented in the collection. Much of the material is related to locations along Route 66.

This is an ongoing collection which has been and will continue to be accumulated by the Center for Southwest Research.
Dates: 1881- [ongoing]