Aberdeen, MD: Clay's Motel, U. S. Route #40

Aberdeen, MD: Clay's Motel, U. S. Route #40This restored linen postcard captures Clay's Motel along U. S. Route 40 in Aberdeen, Maryland , the kind of roadside lodging that welcomed travelers during the heyday of the great American highway. Long before the interstate era, U. S. Route 40 served as one of the nation's principal eastwest corridors, and Aberdeen, in Harford County, sat squarely along this busy route between Baltimore and points northeast. From roughly the 1930s through the 1940s,

This vintage map of Ligonier

Johnstons work is notable for its detailed representation of southern architecture and is recognized in Thomas Tileston Watermans publication

This vintage photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston showcases an elegant two-story frame structure located in Madison

This vintage photograph captures a house in Columbus

Illinois from 1878: see the history behind this piece in the KNOWOL library

ensuring that the intricate details and historical significance are preserved for future generations

including the stairways that connect the levels of these structures

Each historic image contributes to the understanding of our shared past

offers a glimpse into the historical landscape of Chapel Hill

in proximity to Finneys Wharf

Saugatuck Bay

This image is part of the Carnegie Survey