Roadway Construction Methods and Evolution – Antique Print
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This historic image of Roadway Construction Methods and Evolution brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Roadway Construction Methods and Evolution
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This picture ties the park's road-building to Yellowstone itself, where early routes were laid out for horse-drawn wagons and stagecoaches before automobiles arrived. Crews working in the park's rugged terrain relied heavily on hand labor, horses pulling scrapers and graders, and blasting through rock, with steam-powered machinery gradually taking on more of the work. The shift from these methods to motor-era roadways shaped how visitors reached the park's geysers, canyons and lakes, and the marks of that change are worth looking for in images like this one.
| Original scan | 6,800 × 4,642 px · prints to 23 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | Roadway Construction |
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