David H. Traill Lincoln Highway
Photograph Album

The 1940 Grand Island City Directory lists a David H. Traill as the traveling executive sectary for the Iowa-Nebraska Lincoln Highway Association. This album appears to have been part of a photographic survey conducted by Traill of directional signs along the Lincoln Highway in Nebraska in the summer of 1939.
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Photo 1

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white across
bottom of photograph: "Six miles west of Marshalltown, Intersection of 30 and 34."

Photo 2

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white across
bottom on page 2 under space for the photograph: "Just east of Carroll, Iowa;
Directing Traffic West." Sign reads: Save 29 miles stay on US. Highway 30, etc.

Photo 3
Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white across
bottom on page 3 under space for the photograph: "Five Miles West of Grand Island;
Nite-Glo on sign." Back of photograph stamped December 2, 1939. Sign reads:
East Bound Traffic Stay on Lincoln Highway; Save 31-Miles; All Paved; Cross
Missouri River at Blair.

Photo 4

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white on
page 4 under space for the photograph: "Electrically Lighted." Sign reads: Straight
Ahead! Follow the Main Line of US 30, An hour shorter, all paved.

Photo 5

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Sign reads: Save
31Miles to All Points East Follow U.S. 30; All paved; No hills; Direct to Fremont,
Nebraska' Convention City. Smaller sign to right of Lincoln Highway sign advertises
Lucas Paints.

Photo 6

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Sign reads: US 30, All
paved, No Hills.

Photo 7

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Sign reads: US
30,Straight Ahead, Only Paved Route East. Smaller sign to right of Lincoln Highway
sign advertises Sterling Ale.

Photo 8

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Sign reads: US
30,Straight Ahead, Only Paved Route East. Smaller sign to right of Lincoln Highway
sign advertises Sterling Ale.

Photo 9

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white in
lower right of page 5: "Series of signs at junction of Highways #30 and #92 just west
of Clarks, Nebraska directing traffic eastbound." Sign reads: Straight Ahead, US 30,
All Paved; Chicago 620 [miles].

Photo 10

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white in
across bottom of page 8: "State Highway Department sign - end of 4 lane highway -
adjacent to Waterloo, Nebraska." Sign gives miles to 8 cities: Cowles Lake, Wahoo,
Osceola, Grand Island, Waterloo, Valley, Fremont, and Columbus.

Photo 11

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white in
across bottom of page 9: "At junction of Highways #30 & #92 - just west of Clarks,
Nebraska - directing traffic eastbound." Sign says Hwy 92 is the shortest route to
Joliet and Chicago.

Photo 12

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white in
upper right of page 10: "At junction of Highways #30 & #92 - just west of Clarks,
Nebraska - directing traffic eastbound." Sign reads: Turn Right - Follow U.S. 30 A,
Short Cut via Omaha, Save Many Miles"

Photo 13

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white in
upper right of page 10: "At junction of Highways #30 & #92 - just west of Clarks,
Nebraska - directing traffic eastbound." Sign reads: Right 30A - 92; Save 14 Miles
to Omaha and Boys Town.

Photo 14

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white in
upper right of page 11: "Junction - two miles south of Grand Island, Nebraska - (at
left) Also at junction two miles south of Grand Island (below)." Sign reads: Stay on
Pavement; Turn Right Lincoln Hwy US 30; Shortest Route to Colorado and all points
West; 3 miles to Grand Island, pop. 20,000. Back stamped Aug. 5, 1939. developed
at Leschinsky Studios

Photo 15

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white in
upper right of page 11: "Junction - two miles south of Grand Island, Nebraska - (at
left) Also at junction two miles south of Grand Island (below)." Written under space
for photo in lower left: "Junction just North of Milford, Nebr." Sign reads: Turn Right;
Follow US 34 to 30; The Water Route; Drive the famous Lincoln Hwy; US 30 West
from Grand Island; Wallingford.

Photo 16

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white in
upper right of page 11: "Junction - two miles south of Grand Island, Nebraska - (at
left) Also at junction two miles south of Grand Island (below)." Written under space
for photo in lower right: "Button lighted." Sign reads: US 30; Grand Island; Lincoln
Highway.

Photo 17

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white across
bottom of page 13: "East end of Fremont, Nebraska." Sign reads: Don't Turn! Keep
Straight Ahead; Save 31 Mi. to All Points East

Photo 18

Black and white photographic print of a Lincoln Highway sign. Written in white across
bottom of page 14: "East end of Mo Valley, Iowa." Sign reads: Stay on U.S. 30;
Save 31 Miles to All Points West; Cross Missouri River via Blair Bridge"

Photo 19

Contact print for Lincoln Highway sign that reads: East Bound
Traffic . . . Stay on Lincoln Highway, Cross Missouri River at
Blair; Saves 31 miles; All paved.

Photo 20

Contact print for Lincoln Highway sign that reads: East Bound
Traffic . . . Stay on Lincoln Highway, Cross Missouri River at
Blair; Saves 31 miles; All paved.

 

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created:October 30, 2003 by Karen Keehr
up-dated: October 30, 2003