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Historic Route 66: A Slice of Americana

Collected by: San Jose State University, School of Information

Archived since: Sep, 2017

Description:

United States Route 66, also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways within the US Highway System. This collection highlights websites that memorialize the impact of Route 66 on American culture.

Subject:   Society & Culture Arts & Humanities United States Highway 66

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Title: America on the Move - The People’s Highway

URL: http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/exhibition/exhibition_10_1.html

Description: These web pages explore the substance behind the myth of Route 66, telling the stories of real people who made their living on or beside the road and who traveled on the fabled highway.

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Subject:   United States Highway 66

Title: Route 66 Recommissioning Initiative - Intro

URL: http://www.bringbackroute66.com/

Description: Bring Back US Highway Route 66 - The Route 66 Recommissioning Initiative seeks to put US Highway 66 back on America's maps and road atlases. Includes a detailed plan and contact information for interested parties.

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Subject:   United States Highway 66

Title: Friends of the Mother Road

URL: http://www.friendsofthemotheroad.org/

Description: Friends of the Mother Road is a volunteer organization dedicated to preservation and education along Route 66 in Missouri.

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Subject:   United States Highway 66

Title: History of Route 66

URL: http://www.theroute-66.com/history.html

Description: Background on the history of Route 66 and links to travel information to help plan a trip along the historic route.

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Subject:   United States Highway 66

Title: Route 66 – Legends of America

URL: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/route-66/

Description: History of Route 66 and links to travel information. Part of a larger site that explores history, destinations, and legends of the United States.

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Subject:   United States Highway 66

Title: Part of Highsmith (Carol M.) Archive: Route 66

URL: https://www.loc.gov/collections/carol-m-highsmith/?q=route+66

Description: Carol Highsmith, a distinguished and richly-published American photographer, has donated her work to the Library of Congress since 1992, These landscape photographs are the portion of the collection relating to US Route 66.

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Subject:   United States Highway 66

Title: National Historic Route 66

URL: https://www.national66.org/

Description: The National Historic Route 66 Federation’s website, to protect, preserve, and revitalize Route 66.

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Subject:   United States Highway 66

Title: Research Route 66

URL: https://www.ncptt.nps.gov/rt66archive/

Description: Research Route 66 is a directory of archival sources designed to stimulate the collection and preservation of historical records relating to US Highway 66, and increase their accessibility to the public.

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Subject:   United States Highway 66

Title: Route 66

URL: https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/route66/

Description: This travel itinerary website aids the public to visit historic places along US Route 66 that recall those images and experiences that are reminders of our past and evidence of the influence of the automobile.

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Subject:   United States Highway 66

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